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HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer, but schools need this guidance now. There is much confusion in schools, children are suffering, and teachers and headteachers…25 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish their official transgender guidance for schools.25 Jan 2023HANSARDUniversal Credit: Benefit Cap and Two Child LimitMy Lords, can my noble friend reassure me that universal credit still makes work pay despite childcare costs when there is more than one child? Of course, an at-home parent…24 Jan 2023HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Future PandemicsMy Lords, in any future global health emergency, legitimate concerns—such as effects on mental health, education, aspects of healthcare, and the psychological side-effects of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDPrisons: Chaplaincy ServiceMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister has touched on prisons and probation, but where does the role of chaplaincy sit within the “One HMPPS” programme for achieving greater…10 Jan 2023HANSARDFood BanksMy Lords, the UK’s cooking skills have withered across the income spectrum. One poll found that a quarter of British people could not make beans on toast, and that four in 10 did…09 Jan 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Watson, for introducing and championing this important review, the design group for which I was a member of. I welcome the review’s stress…08 Dec 2022HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, it is interesting that the whole increase is in the adult male estate. It is also interesting that there is a tremendous emphasis on not having women in prison, one of…06 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillOn the point about evidence, we are hearing people’s opinions about what the evidence is. Surely this requires a review so that we can involve the police, churches, abortion…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 98 and 99, to which my noble friend Lady Sugg just referred. We need to stand back. Our constitutional responsibility in this House is to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThese regulations would allow for sunset and review provisions to be included, so the legislation can cease to have effect if appropriate, as I said. I was talking about how…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the noble Viscount for the intervention. I would have thought that regulations are amendable by a debate in this House.22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI mentioned at Second Reading that the BBC did a poll which found that 15% of women who went to abortion clinics had been coerced into doing so. We do not have the information as…22 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectMy Lords, we have a new Cabinet since my own Question on this review, so I ask again whether a Cabinet Minister has been appointed to co-ordinate every department’s policies to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. I agree with much of what she said and will be speaking similarly in many respects. I am largely supportive…01 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Pornography: Digital Economy Act 2017My Lords, to follow the powerful question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, parents are increasingly desperate for a legal bulwark against the tide of harmful and…26 Oct 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2022My Lords, the Minister told the House on 17 October that, as of February 2022, 5.18 million working-age adults, or 12.7% of the GB working-age population, were receiving…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFamily-strengthening PoliciesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her somewhat positive response. Has a Cabinet Minister been appointed to co-ordinate every department’s policies to strengthen families?…10 Oct 2022HANSARDSocial Security Payments: UpratingMy Lords, I recognise that benefits claimants have been coping with higher inflation than 2022’s uprating, but it is not unreasonable to ask how the Government will maintain the…10 Oct 2022HANSARDFamily-strengthening PoliciesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Children’s Commissioner’s Family Review , published on 1 September, what steps they will take to ensure every department brings…10 Oct 2022