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HANSARDA Failure of Implementation (Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Children and Families Act 2014 Committee A Failure of implementation (HL Paper 100).06 Sept 2023HANSARDA Failure of Implementation (Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for that response. I personally found it extremely helpful and very informative, and I very much appreciated the warm words,…06 Sept 2023HANSARDForeign PolicyMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in a debate on international relations. It is not an area I normally speak on, and I certainly do not have the expertise of other noble Lords…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 290, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and to which my name is attached. I pay tribute to the noble Lord’s leadership on this issue…03 May 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: Challenge ProceduresI thank the Minister for his reply. The EHRC report clearly demonstrates the problems facing social care users who have challenged local authority decisions, and it is a pretty…19 Apr 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: Challenge ProceduresTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report Challenging adult social care decisions in England and Wales ,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords—follow that. As the excellent reports we are debating today make clear, we are failing those in our society most in need of our care. As we have heard powerfully in…30 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate and we now come to a very important group of amendments regarding access to cash and other physical banking services. Noble Lords may…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it feels some time now since we started this group of amendments. I thank the Minister for her measured response in which she tried hard to reflect quite a wide range of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill07 Mar 2023HANSARDCarers in EnglandMy Lords, with over 7 million people in the UK juggling work alongside unpaid care, and continuing to contribute their much-needed skills to the economy at a time of labour…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillMy Lords, we have had a very good debate on this important Private Member’s Bill, and I thank my noble friend Lord Fox for his excellent introduction. For me, the debate has…03 Mar 2023HANSARDReform of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I, too, thank all those involved in the care review, who have done such an important piece of work and pay tribute to the utter dedication and commitment of all those in…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Staff: Food BanksMy Lords, can the Minister tell the House what percentage of NHS hospitals have subsidised canteens that staff can use at the end of long shifts, and how many of these are open in…07 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI support Amendment 76 in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharkey, to which my name is attached. I will say briefly that I support Amendment 77, which we have just heard set out…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, as this is my first intervention in Committee, I refer to my interests in the register as a member of the Financial Inclusion Commission and as president of the Money…06 Feb 2023HANSARDSecondary Schools: Autistic PupilsDoes the Minister agree that some children diagnosed with autism are also experiencing mental health difficulties, and that that is a complex interaction? What training is being…26 Jan 2023HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023My Lords, I am pleased to have this opportunity to say a few words in support of this order. As was said about the previous instrument, this is a small but significant step…23 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial ServicesMy Lords, recent research shows that blind and partially sighted people are twice as likely to be digitally excluded—and, by extension, financially excluded—as the general public.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDCare Homes: StaffingMy Lords, is it not the case that there will be sufficient staff in the social care sector—both care homes and domiciliary care—only when we have a truly integrated approach to…11 Jan 2023