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HANSARDGenome Screening: Newborn InfantsMy Lords, I beg leave on behalf of my noble friend Lord Winston to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.18 Sept 2025HANSARDGenome Screening: Newborn InfantsI thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer, because this is of course a very serious issue, particularly in the case of babies and minors. There are grave difficulties…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will make very few remarks. I am an active humanist and I would like to identify my support for the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, and my…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, there are two important things in this debate. First, as the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, acknowledged, the Government have already taken action on many of the amendments…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in contrast to the previous speaker, I would say the following. I do not know how many noble Lords attended the rally held in Parliament Square yesterday by parents and…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI do not feel that my noble friend the Minister has answered the questions asked by my noble friend Lord Watson asked about why this is a change. I do not expect to make any…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the naivety that the noble Lord referred to is actually his own naivety. Because of the area in which it is, the primary school that I attended in Manningham—which is…16 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans Parliament has, if any, to apply for Friendly WiFi certification.02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationI thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for that Answer. This scheme is a kitemark, of which there are several on the parliamentary website. This shows that the 80,000 children who…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords, first I will pay tribute to our noble friend Baroness Rendell, who championed this and ensured it was put on the statute book; she is much missed by all of us. Does my…16 Jul 2025HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy Lords, I recently had a major operation by robotic surgery. It was very successful; I was out and at home within two and a half days. How will the rollout of this happen? For…09 Jul 2025HANSARDGiving Every Child the Best Start in LifeAt the moment, family hubs can provide language support for parents from two years through the home learning scheme. Will the Government consider ensuring that that policy covers…07 Jul 2025HANSARDIndia: MinoritiesMy Lords, what steps are the Government taking to urge the Government of India to ratify key international human rights treaties and withdraw reservations that dilute existing…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI would like my noble friend to expand on why it is so important that we tackle the issue of ill and disabled people being disproportionately out of work, looking not only at…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to enable legal humanist weddings.30 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI thank my noble friend for that and I apologise to the House for the fact that I have persistently been asking this question for the last few years. I am channelling my noble…30 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have put my name to this amendment in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Russell of Liverpool and Lord Young of Cookham, though not because I believe my Government are…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI invite the noble Baroness to acknowledge that this Government, since they were elected, have committed £1 billion to school meals. It would be nice if she would mention that, as…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in many ways the test of the Government’s success in reforming public services will be whether we can crack the tough nut of children’s social care. It has been quite…17 Jun 2025