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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I can add very little to what has been said, particularly by the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I know that this House will be grateful to him for sharing a painful story. I…16 Jul 2025HANSARDPreterm Birth Committee ReportMy Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Patel. The committee could not have wished for anybody better qualified to be our chair. He did it with his unique blend of…06 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Quality Commission: Mental Health Care Waiting TimesMy Lords, what are the Government doing to improve access to perinatal mental health services? The Minister will appreciate the urgency, given that suicide remains a leading cause…08 May 2025HANSARDNeonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025My Lords, I rise to support these statutory instruments wholeheartedly, and thank the Minister for setting them out so comprehensively and clearly. It was a great privilege to…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRape: ProsecutionsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, on securing this debate and on her powerful speech. I regret very much that it is needed. During my…30 Jan 2025HANSARDGovernment’s Childcare ExpansionMy Lords, I remind the House of my registered interest as a non-executive board member at Ofsted. The Minister will be aware that this landscape can be complex for parents to…21 Oct 2024HANSARDVaginal Mesh Implants: CompensationMy Lords, in preparing for this debate, I went back to First D o N o Harm , the original report from my noble friend Lady Cumberlege. I had read it before and I pushed the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWhooping CoughMy Lords, I am sure my noble friend sees the urgency here, but he will share my alarm that the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination reports that vaccination levels in…16 May 2024HANSARDSchools (Mental Health Professionals) Bill [HL]My Lords, I refer the House to my education interests as set out in the register, including as a non-exec board member at Ofsted, though of course I am speaking in a personal…01 Mar 2024HANSARDPharmacy FirstMy Lords, I welcome the initiative. It is very good and has been very well thought out and communicated thus far. I would like to pick up the point made by the noble Baroness,…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Servants: Working from HomeMy Lords, my noble friend mentioned younger civil servants. Does she agree that, whether it is in the Civil Service or the private sector, the way younger workers learn and…01 Feb 2024HANSARDA Failure of Implementation (Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Report)My Lords, I remind the House of my registered interest as a non-executive board member at Ofsted. I recused myself as appropriate from the committee when those issues came up. I…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillThat the Bill be now read a third time.23 May 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.25 Apr 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down for this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Storey. I support Amendments 19, 22 and so on in the name of my noble friend Lady Harding, on app stores. She set it out…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.24 Mar 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to sponsor the Bill in your Lordships’ House. I thank Stuart McDonald MP for steering the Bill so effectively through the other place. It has already…24 Mar 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful to everybody who spoke today, and I shall take a few moments to reflect on some of the points that were made. When I saw the speakers’ list and…24 Mar 2023HANSARDBaroness Casey ReviewOne of the themes of this report is a “we know best” culture. Clearly, the Met has not wanted external challenge or external help from expert stakeholders, be it on women’s issues…21 Mar 2023