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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am afraid it is me again. I will speak to Amendments 101 and 102. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for adding his name to Amendment 101 and, of course, to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 167 in my name is very much about early intervention, which has been a key theme of this group. I support Amendment 68 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 173 in my name, and I thank my noble friend Lady Walmsley for adding her name to it. I am extremely supportive of Amendments 67 and 505, which…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, briefly, I lend my support to these amendments, particularly Amendments 103, 104 and 146 in the name of my noble friend Lord Storey. As we have heard, it has been a very…09 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Quality Commission: Mental Health Care Waiting TimesMy Lords, the NHS planning guidance for 2025-26 reduced the overall number of targets, including those for mental health, and the guidance given was of a fairly generalised and…08 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, so much to say, so little time to say it. I welcome this Bill and many of its measures, but there is plenty of scope for further strengthening and improvement. I am also…01 May 2025HANSARDHeadingley IncidentMy Lords, I will pursue the point on policing and ask the Minister what plans the Government have to make pub crawls such as the “Otley run” recognisable events, subject to the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSelf-harm: Young PeopleMy Lords, we know that self-harm is most common amongst 15 to 24 year-olds, particularly young women. As we have already heard, there are so many challenges in accessing the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsMy Lords, how can a much-loved 500 year-old oak tree at Whitewebbs Park in Enfield, which I know well, be felled at one stroke—as the Times newspaper put it—leading to a public…24 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the recent felling of an oak tree in Enfield, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of protections in place to prevent the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, it has been a privilege to be involved in scrutinising and improving this vital Bill, for which we had waited so long. Our debates have been, rightly, exhaustive, and at…23 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and particularly thank other noble Lords who have contributed. I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for forgetting to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendments 48 and 49 are in my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for adding her name to Amendment 49. As debated throughout the passage of the Bill, a…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this group and the Minister for her responses. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, for supporting my suggestion…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]It is funny how these amendment groupings work, is it not? I will speak to my Amendment 50 and say a few comments on Amendment 59 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, to…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been another incredibly important group of amendments. We are very short of time. I thank everyone who has contributed. I welcome that the Minister has…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 47 would establish a mental health commissioner for England. The role would fill a major gap in the operation of the Mental Health Act and the rights of people…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]02 Apr 2025