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HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I too welcome the unethical research awards, but I want to raise something that has been raised with some of us here by the infected and affected. I recognise the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roe of West Wickham, for his incredibly powerful speech. We all need a…14 Apr 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillIf the Minister is moving on to cladding, I go back to the police investigation. Does she have an update on the position on the special grant and Operation Northleigh, and whether…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Goudie. As a newish member of the committee, it is with some trepidation that I rise to speak in this debate. Noble…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Grooming Victims: Compensation AwardsHave the Government consulted the Independent Public Advocate about the new inquiry? As the system threatens yet again to overwhelm the voices of victims and survivors, would not…20 Nov 2025HANSARDHillsborough LawMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wills, who raises many salient points. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, for tabling the debate…13 Nov 2025HANSARDHillsborough LawI am going just as long as everybody else did, and I have one more paragraph and one important question. Can the Minister say whether the Government are actively looking at this…13 Nov 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryMy Lords, the Minister said that the Government are in the late stages of choosing a chair. If the reports are to be believed—that the two preferred candidates have walked away…22 Oct 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Trees, for sponsoring the Bill. I welcome this latest iteration and the Government’s support for it. It is only right that we on these…05 Sept 2025HANSARDGroup-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, when the Government first announced the national inquiry, they said that it would be an innovative—and, I thought, very interesting—new model, which would enable…04 Sept 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportMy Lords, quite rightly, the focus today is on the compensation scheme, but, as briefly discussed in his initial report, Sir Brian made a number of other recommendations. I will…24 Jul 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs InquiryMy Lords, I appreciate that the Minister says that they are already looking for a chair. It is an interesting new model from the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. How long do the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I would like to speak to Amendment 134B in my name and to support a number of amendments in this group. I make it clear that this is a probing amendment. I appreciate…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 134A, in my name, which is in one sense a fairly limited amendment compared to some of the other proposals in this group. I understand all…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, and I thank all noble Lords for a really interesting debate. We said it would be controversial, and so it proved. I will not speak…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I would like to speak to Amendments 69B, 70, 71 and 72 in this group. It is terrific that kinship care will be defined in legislation for the first time. It is a…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will also speak incredibly briefly to the amendments in this group. Obviously, we need protections in place, but I think that across the Chamber we are all agreed that…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 32 and 35, which relate to children with disabilities, because these children are, sadly, more at risk and so need our protection. Also,…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the Minister may mention this in her response to my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe’s question about the data task force, but I just wanted to mention the Cabinet Office…22 May 2025