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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI beg leave to withdraw my amendment.29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I know that it was suggested that the Bill would not include London, but I wonder whether this is an opportunity to consider the future governance of London, as well as…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am happy to support my noble friend Lord Lansley’s amendments, but can I probe the Minister, for when she responds, about what happens in London? In London, all 33…27 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Barran on Amendments 6, 13, 17, 250 and 251. I have also added my name to Amendments 11, 15 and 16. I remind your Lordships of my…14 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister confirm that all the pilots are not exactly the same, so therefore there will be different evidence from the different types of pilots done? Surely the sensible…14 Jan 2026HANSARDSEND Budget FundingMy Lords, I remind the House of my interest in having recently stood down as the leader of the London Borough of Bexley, but I am still a councillor. The OBR has red-flagged the…03 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I would like to support my noble friend Lady Sanderson of Welton on Amendment 134A. Noble Lords will not be surprised to know I shall be championing local authorities…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise in support particularly of Amendments 69B and 71. From my experience—and it is an experience that some others in this Chamber would have—kinship care arrangements…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will be even briefer, because much of what I intended to say has already been said. Obviously, I deal with this pretty much on a daily basis, back at the base in…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for her responses and all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. Like many of them, I am an absolute believer in early intervention, although my…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 33 aims to leave discretion about the qualifications of those involved in the multi-agency child protection team to the relevant agency responsible. It also…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Barran on Amendment 30, which builds on the previous conversation in seeking to confirm that local authorities can use their discretion in…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for her detailed response and all noble Lords for their contributions. They have shown their passion for keeping young people safe. Nobody wants to get that…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 29, I will speak to Amendments 31, 39 and 40. In my previous contribution, I suggested that there were many parts of this Bill about which there are…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, as your Lordships will know from my register of interests, I am currently the leader of the London Borough of Bexley. That means I have an involvement with both the…20 May 2025HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I rise in support of the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Moylan, in seeking some clarity and assurances about transport in London, as a result of the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 Sept 2023