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HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare an interest as vice-president of the charity Relate and president of the National Children’s Bureau. I also thank the Sex Education Forum for circulating an…24 Apr 2019HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesMy Lords, given the fragmentation and lack of co-ordination on the ground between local mental health services, what assessment have the Government made of the potential benefits…25 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Regional Attainment GapMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and declare an interest as co-chair of the APPG on Social Mobility.26 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Regional Attainment GapTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the report Closing the Regional Attainment Gap published on 21 February by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I listened very carefully to the arguments put forward on this difficult and complex issue. Of course, I listened particularly carefully to the arguments of the noble…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I take this opportunity to welcome the Minister to her new role. I am very much looking forward to working with her, and thank her for meeting me yesterday. I was…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment 1 and do propose Amendment 1B in lieu—26 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Mobility: Regional Attainment GapI thank the Minister for his Answer. The APPG report paints a stark picture of the regional attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their more affluent…26 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Staffing: Long-term PlanMy Lords, with concern being voiced about current vacancy levels among mental health professionals, let alone the additional 21,000 mental health practitioners the Government have…04 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on securing this debate. Like him, I think that there is a lot to welcome in the long-term plan, particularly the…31 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, there is a growing consensus that children’s mental health services need to improve radically to address the ever-increasing incidence of children’s poor mental health.…30 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health: Children and Young PeopleTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent concerns expressed by general practitioners that children and young people with mental health problems…30 Jan 2019HANSARDPoverty: MetricsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, on securing this debate and I pay tribute to her for the way she has led the work of the Social Metrics Commission. I…21 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Long-term PlanMy Lords, I associate these Benches with the very warm wishes sent in the direction of the noble Lord, Lord O’Shaughnessy, in his future endeavours. We welcome the publication of…07 Jan 2019