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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am afraid that my noble friend Lady Garden was beaten by the rapid progress that has been made by recent standards, so I shall just draw the House’s attention to her…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am sorry to intervene, as we are in the closing straight. Can the Government confirm that they accept that flexibility of approach is something that will happen? If we…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will say a couple of words to wrap up from these Benches. When we did the Bill, my first comment was, “I am not of your tribe when it comes to being a football fan”. I…15 Jul 2025HANSARDGiving Every Child the Best Start in LifeMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. It is good to have the whole thing read out; it gives you some context. As pages 4 and 6 of the Statement mention, we…07 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, perhaps I might just interject here. One of the things about home education is that the education of the child should come first. That education should allow them to…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, very briefly, the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, points out that intervention in schools can be a protection. The Government’s thinking about the future of this and the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I can see why my noble friend Lord Storey added his name to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Young. Any child taking on responsibilities…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the idea that the best interests of the child would be judged by the state is one that is reasonable under certain circumstances. It comes back to a point made by the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, very briefly, I find myself roughly in agreement with the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, on this one: a register should be there.03 Jul 2025HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (UEFA Women’s European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2025The noble Lord is being very helpful. We are asking to get into thinking that this is a normal, sensible thing to do. The noble Lord has said, “Yes, we’ll have a look at it. That…01 Jul 2025HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (UEFA Women’s European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2025My Lords, my friend the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, has made all the points that I was going to make, except with more technical details, so I shall not delay the Committee very…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thought I would be the only person to mention recreation and sport in this Bill, but the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, has stepped timidly on to the territory with…25 Jun 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: Tax ChangesMy Lords, if we look at certain specialist sectors—that is, those which provide support for those with special educational needs—where the private sector has picked up a lot of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance SchemeMy Lords, will the Government take the opportunity to let us know whether they will at least upgrade the grants they are talking about in future? If you leave them stationary,…24 Jun 2025HANSARDYoung People: Sporting ActivitiesMy Lords, when, a good few years ago now, all three major parties looked at sports policy, we all said that there should be a link with clubs. We also all said that there had to…24 Jun 2025HANSARDLive Music Industry: SupportMy Lords, will the Minister give us some undertaking that the Government will look at well-being and things such as mental health that go with participation in live music,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, there seem to be two issues here. One is social media and the other is the smartphone, and the two of them are accessed via each other. However, we should remember what…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThere is a great way of discovering that you have no dyscalculia or dyslexia—Japan did it. They just did not recognise the words.23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on the spur of the moment, having read through the amendment, I have decided that I would like to hear the Minister’s answer.23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill23 Jun 2025