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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillAs a loyal member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking—with an emphasis on the cycling rather than the walking—I support the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, on…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Knight. He makes a very compelling case for better media literacy. He and other noble Lords will recall that we did…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? We had a debate a few months ago on this very subject and I visited the Fulham Boys School, which is a large all-male school with about 1,200 students,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the spirit behind all the amendments in this group. Amendment 486 is in my name, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and the noble Lord, Lord Young,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI hope I can take it as good news that they are meeting next week with Minister Georgia Gould, so hopefully the purse strings will be loosened.17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, at Second Reading I said that, while I welcomed the Bill, it was a cause of great sadness that the late Baroness Massey of Darwen was not there to participate. It is a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI put my name to Amendment 129 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, which I am happy to do. She has made a strong case for amending the sufficiency duty or doing…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have just checked, and I think the Minister mentioned that, with the £3,000, the average number of sessions that would be allowed is about 12.12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Watson, and Amendment 164 in the name of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester. I am a…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe range of applications for the support fund over the last few years has typically been between 20 and 50 sessions per annum, so it is right on the margin.12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is actually Lord Russell. I have told this to the House before, but in 1959 my grandfather and Bertrand Russell—the then Earl Russell—jointly wrote a letter to the editor of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Storey. I will also speak to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Watson. As far as this fund is…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group ranges quite widely but there is a common theme: the things that are going wrong which ideally should not be. The question is, how do you get a handle on all…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I should start by explaining why I am speaking at all on this subject. The reason is a personal one. My grandfather, the previous Lord Russell of Liverpool, fought in…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, when responding to the Minister, it is typical to begin by thanking all noble Lords who have taken part. I am not sure that I can entirely do that because, as I said at…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I address my comments to the Government Benches, particularly the Government Front Bench. If one looks at Commons Hansard from yesterday, from the last round of…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI thank the noble Lord; I will still use that as evidence. Many of your Lordships may have seen the model that was in the Royal Gallery last week. If noble Lords can envisage more…11 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, building on the comment of my noble friend Lord Colville about the amount of time between consultation and action being taken, could the Minister draw to the attention…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThis is Report stage, so the noble Lord can intervene if it is on a point of fact.11 Jun 2025