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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 143 seeks to promote the idea of a national foster care strategy. I declare an interest in that a very long time ago my wife and I were registered as foster…12 Jun 2025HANSARDDriving Test DelaysTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce delays in taking a driving test.10 Jun 2025HANSARDDriving Test DelaysThe Minister may recall our earlier exchange on the subject, when he said: “The real answer is to reduce the length of time it takes to get a test. Currently in England, it is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDArrangement of BusinessIf there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Marlow Education Trust, which is a multi-academy trust. This amendment, so ably moved by my noble friend, is necessary to…20 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have an interest to declare, as my family owns land in Cookham with a quarter of a mile of river frontage along the Thames and one of its tributaries, but we have…14 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who makes a strong case for more support for kinship carers. I added my name to Amendments 135 and 144 to…13 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, once again I follow in the slipstream of the noble Lord, Lord Best, and have added my name to one of his amendments. I commend the work that he has done on this…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Best, and want to add a very brief footnote to the two speeches that have already been made. It is at…12 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, when I was in the other place, I went round a primary school in Andover whose catchment area was from the less well-off part of the town. The year 1 teacher had been…01 May 2025HANSARDHomelessness: Young AdultsMy Lords, as the noble Baroness said, a very high proportion of young people who become homeless were originally in care, with one survey indicating that a third of care leavers…30 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 99 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, which, as my noble friend Lord Howard of Rising explained, would ensure that, if…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 205 in my name has much in common with the other amendments in this group, which are probing amendments to see whether the capacity of the courts is up to…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I do not share the delirium of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for the reintroduction of rent controls, not least because I was a Housing Minister in the 1979-83…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe key difference is that it is backdated at the moment. The Bill changes that, which provides the incentive that is not there at the moment.28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, these probing amendments draw attention to the problems already facing many shared owners following the cladding scandal but also problems for them with the provisions…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetMy Lords, I welcome the measures the Government have just mentioned to increase supply, but is not the real threat now to the Government’s ambitious target the lack of effective…24 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who took part in the debate: the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, my noble friend Lord Jamieson, and, of course,…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHousing: New Homes TargetTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will meet their target of building 1.5 million new homes by 2029.24 Apr 2025