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HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I, also, thank the noble Lady Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for this important debate today. I think we all agree that eliminating child poverty is an important…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, like others, I thank the most reverend Primate for making this the subject of today’s debate and for introducing it so admirably. She wisely reminded us that we must pay…05 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I must start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, on his powerful speech, rooted in his substantial career in education, and the other noble Lords and…19 May 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryMy Lords, will the Minister say what advice he has given or is planning to give to the Secretary of State for Education about managing the risk that, sadly, some young people…15 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will o speak to Motion K1, tabled by my noble friend Lady Barran. The Government are rightly acting to give local authorities the power to prevent children subject to…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendment 424, tabled my noble friend Lady Monckton, and Amendment 426C, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf. I have put my name to both…18 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 198 and will touch on Amendment 230 from the noble Lord, Lord Addington. Listening to noble Lords around the House, I find it surprising that…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillCan the noble Baroness say at what point I said that there were schools which did not take children? I do not think I did.03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too support the amendment. We have relied through history on a presumption that schools will stay open, even in adverse circumstances such as epidemics or…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to make just one point, following up on the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley. The medical devices…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the debates today are of tremendous importance and, I think, of comparable difficulty to the painful debate about assisted dying, though that other Bill has rather…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 243D, which is unchanged from the amendment that I tabled in Committee. It is late and I shall be brief. We are in a world where we all have a much…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 117 in the name of my noble friend Lord Young of Acton, to which I have added my name. Although it may seem a small point, it matters. The…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 121A, relating to local authority consent for the withdrawal of certain children from school, and to Amendment 131A, empowering local…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, a substantial new chapter is being added to the Bill on Report by the Government’s Amendment 193, which provides for the inspection of multi-academy trusts. This has…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lady Barran. We have heard from a number of Members of the House about the changes that this part of the Bill…14 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak only very briefly. I express my most sincere thanks to the Minister for Amendment 21, concerning an information standard. It directly reflects an amendment…14 Jan 2026HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: InvestmentMy Lords, this announcement was part of a bigger announcement that cancelled many long-awaited new special schools. I would like to ask the Minister: what assessment has been made…17 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have not spoken previously on the Bill, nor tabled any amendments. But as the chief inspector responsible for inspecting children’s social care, as well as education…05 Dec 2025HANSARDDyscalculiaMy Lords, I would like to understand from the Minister what steps are being taken to make sure that the conception of dyscalculia does not become far bigger than it should. We now…17 Nov 2025