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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 267 in my name and in those of the noble Lord, Bourne of Aberystwyth, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, whom I…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and I appreciate my noble friend the Minister’s sympathetic response. Perhaps I could discuss with her later some…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI apologise for interrupting my noble friend in her very helpful answer. My amendment would require that schools get this information so that they can learn how they could educate…02 Sept 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords—17 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is very interesting to follow the noble Lord, Lord Banner, but I shall take a different perspective. The Bill’s commitment to practical measures, to get the houses we…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My Lords, the benefits of the infrastructure expenditure are wide-ranging and indeed thrilling. However, most of those benefits are going to be long term, and I think most people…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am disappointed to be speaking again. The first time was 21 years ago. This time, I speak in support of Amendment 67, again in support of the noble Baronesses, Lady…09 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords, I stood with the daughter of Dr Soueif outside St Thomas’s yesterday. There were a lot of journalists there. The call was mainly because of the extreme urgency of the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in this group and will speak to my Amendment 200ABA. Our seafarers are the engine of a vital part of our trading economy, but their…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell. This group of amendments, in particular those dealing with non-disclosure agreements, deals with issues…19 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI have the greatest respect for the noble Earl’s expertise in this area. However, I suggest that the key aspect which the Renters’ Rights Bill deals with is not essentially the…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being able to speak at Second Reading of this very welcome Bill, which will return that most valuable public good—security in one’s home—to so many…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in this group and will speak to Amendment 252 in my name and those from the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, the noble Baroness, Lady…14 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I add my support to this group, in particular to Amendment 76 in the name of my noble friend Lady Lister. I commend her illuminating and penetrating introduction.…13 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan. Nevertheless, this Bill is wholeheartedly welcomed. It tackles issues which have been neglected for 14 years,…01 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I must first apologise: I need to honour a long-standing commitment, which might oblige me to miss the winding-up speeches. I declare that I am a lifetime member of the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDApprenticeships: Entry RequirementsTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they support people enter the apprenticeship system who have not been able to meet the entry requirements, including on literacy.10 Mar 2025HANSARDApprenticeships: Entry RequirementsIt is coming—to expand the relaxation of the requirement for level 2 maths and English for young people judged to be capable?10 Mar 2025HANSARDApprenticeships: Entry RequirementsMy Lords, I am pleased to hear that Answer. But the potential of a very large proportion of 16 to 18 year-olds in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities—a larger proportion…10 Mar 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingI take it that my noble friend the Minister is aware that a fair number of children who are recruited into county lines have been excluded from school. In that connection, what…24 Feb 2025