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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the presumption of contact cannot be the first indicated assurance by the family court process. As a front-line social worker supporting supervised contact, my…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I support this amendment, eloquently and powerfully detailed by the noble Baronesses, Lady Bertin and Lady Hamwee. I agree that confidentiality must be inherent in safe-…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords who have spoken, and I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, and, of course, the Government, for accepting…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersMy Lords, as noble Lords have detailed, statistics are unequally regressive. It is well known by the Government, and corroborated by the TUC, Mumsnet, a Muslim Women Connect…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak to the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann. I am not Jewish, but as a woman of faith I appreciate the complexities detailed…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillLater in this Bill, we will be discussing the role of Cafcass and the family court in instructing contact with children, which calibrates comprehensive briefing, and must always…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am pleased to have this opportunity to support the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on the role of the commissioner. Making sure it is autonomous and has some independence…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the very inspirational speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove. I am in awe of her…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I begin by acknowledging my noble friend Lady Lister and her heroic persistence in seeking welfare reform. The staggering statistics which have just been shared by the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenMy Lords, among millions of disadvantaged parents and children, awareness of data protection and online harms in general is very fragmented. Could the Minister assure the House…04 Mar 2021HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, homelessness and sleeping on the street is never done by choice. It is about our societal and institutional failures. Some 250,000 people, including 130,000 children,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his personal assurances and commitment to improving the Bill, and I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, for her leadership and…25 Feb 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I welcome these discussions and particularly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, to this place and congratulate him. The last point made by the noble Lord, Lord…02 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Rosser and Lord Young, my noble friend Lord Woolley and the noble Baroness, Lady Hussein-Ece, for their thorough detailing of this set of…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Benjamin and Lady Bertin. I have been a practitioner at the front-line of statutory and voluntary social…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, for her leadership, and my noble friend Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe for addressing the specific components of mental…27 Jan 2021HANSARDSkills for Jobs White PaperMy Lords, in my communities there are thousands of well-qualified young people, who have lived in the shadows of successful corporate business organisations in Canary Wharf and…26 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to take part in this debate. In her opening comments the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, echoed a profound sense of solidarity and all our best…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillOkay. I finish by saying that I am grateful for this consideration and hope that it may be extended to others. Finally, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer. I was…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownMy Lords, I thank the Government for their wonderful efforts on all these different initiatives. I particularly acknowledge the Minister’s role in their formation. We are all…19 Jan 2021