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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill14 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, these amendments, in my name and supported by my noble friend Lord Mohammed, all refer to early years safeguarding in general, and particularly in large nurseries and…14 Jan 2026HANSARDComputer-generated Child Sexual Abuse MaterialCan the Minister tell us how many prosecutions, or fines, there have been so far?07 Jan 2026HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyMy Lords, this is an important question and the Minister’s replies have been very helpful. With regard to the safeguarding side of nurseries, the Minister will be aware of the…18 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesMy Lords, given that many telecom contracts include mid-contract price rises linked to inflation plus an additional percentage, what steps are the Government taking to protect…09 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Like my noble friend Lady Pidgeon, when I looked at this Bill, I was excited by the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025We have seen the model that happened with commercial radio, where they said, “Yes, we’re going to keep local news”, but the local news is commissioned from London and does not…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025The Minister is right that how people access television has dramatically changed. We need to move with that change. I presume that in the consultation on this SI, the PSBs were…18 Nov 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyMy Lords, we on these Benches welcome the Statement. We share many of the concerns that the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, raised, and she quite skilfully teased those out with the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThis has been an important debate on these amendments. I want to start by saying that the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, is not able to be present. Her husband is not at all well.…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBriefly, I want to reinforce what has been said. What is unspent of the apprenticeship levy gets returned to the Treasury, not to be spent on education or apprenticeships, which…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe noble Baroness is right—the amount that was not spent or did not go to the Treasury was coming down.18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hour is late, so I will be very brief. I make three observations. First, we react to situations; we do not prepare for them. Secondly, we then set up a particular programme or…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Covid was certainly the rocket fuel for the growth of educational technology in our schools, which is now accepted as part of the school learning landscape. The UK’s…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am grateful for those comments, believe it or not. I could well have made the noble Lord’s speech, to be honest, and I might have gone on to say some of those things. In some of…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, where did it all go wrong? I can look back to those halcyon days where, in primary schools, there were two lessons of PE a week timetabled, and PE covered a whole range…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI understand where these amendments are coming from. Personally, I have not formed a complete view about this. I understand what the noble Baroness is saying and I look forward to…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDid I say agree? I am still recovering from the interventions. To be clear, I agree with everything that the noble Lord said and would support all four amendments. I thank noble…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe point I was also going to make was that companies and businesses that had not spent the levy and did not want to see it returned to the Treasury were using it not for level 3…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hour is late, so I shall be brief. This group of amendments has brought out the best in your Lordships. How people have spoken on each of these amendments I have found truly…16 Sept 2025