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HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social CareMy Lords, the Minister will know that, as many more people are, thankfully, surviving longer despite having severe disabilities or illnesses, and as we are all ageing, there are…22 Jul 2025HANSARDPrisons: Early ReleaseMy Lords, is the Minister satisfied that when a prisoner is discharged, particularly in early discharge, they have somewhere to stay when they have left prison? Secondly, can he…09 Jul 2025HANSARDMigrants: Hotel AccommodationMy Lords, can the noble Lord bring us up to date on the position of unaccompanied migrant children who are in hotels, and is he satisfied that their safety and safeguarding are…01 Jul 2025HANSARDSocial CareDoes the Minister agree that the Government will not achieve their ambitions for the National Health Service without also having a well-developed and successful plan of…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that we have an enormous challenge to overcome the belief that all you need to do this work is a kind heart. A kind heart is important,…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Workers: Foreign Worker VisasMy Lords—18 Jun 2025HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, can the Minister go a bit further on that very helpful reply? Taking into account the range and nature of the personal care that these social care staff provide daily,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesMy Lords, the Minister has set out the progress that has been made since the Bill became an Act. That is to be welcomed, but, my goodness me, some of the stuff that is available…02 Jun 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, the Minister will know that there are reports of a dramatic increase in young people carrying knives on a regular basis. This generation of young people has had a really…06 May 2025HANSARDHomelessness: Young AdultsMy Lords, what the Minister has said about children leaving care is very encouraging because a large number of children in care fall off a cliff, as it were, at the age of 18. We…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSelf-harm: Young PeopleMy Lords, the Minister will, I know, agree that self-harm needs to be taken very seriously indeed. Access to child and adolescent mental health services has got worse. I am told—I…28 Apr 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities: Temporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, will the Minister ensure that when government funding is given to local authorities to deal with the problem of homelessness, the standard of provision will be adequate?…22 Apr 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we need to do all that we can to demonstrate that we value enormously people who are willing to adopt a child who has had a very unfortunate…02 Apr 2025HANSARDPIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that our society, with an ageing population and keeping people with profound disabilities alive, is increasingly dependent on carers.…31 Mar 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsMy Lords, can the Minister assure the House that in this movement out of hotels, which I understand, unaccompanied immigrant children in particular will be protected and not lost,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDPrimary Healthcare FacilitiesDoes the Minister agree that success depends on quite sophisticated co-ordination of different services employed in different organisations? That includes not just community…17 Mar 2025HANSARDAutism and Learning Disabilities: Hospital DetentionMy Lords, I hope the Minister will agree that the use of the Mental Health Act in these circumstances should be a last resort and a minimal experience. What happened to this lady…11 Mar 2025HANSARDApprenticeships: Entry RequirementsMy Lords, the Minister’s response to the noble Baroness’s Question was most encouraging, because she well understands that this generation of young people have experienced a great…10 Mar 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingMy Lords, the Minister will know that those who conduct this awful business often seek out the most vulnerable children in the area, then supply them with drugs and get them…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abusers: ReoffendingMy Lords, the Minister will know that, in a high proportion of households in which there is domestic violence, there are also very vulnerable young children. Could the Minister…24 Feb 2025