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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, corporate parenting means providing the best possible care, safeguarding and support, ensuring that children thrive and have opportunities to reach their full potential.…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for his commitment to environmental issues and, as a result, bringing forward this Private Member’s Bill. The noble Lord’s expertise…13 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Rainow, on the inclusion of the Canal & River Trust in the list of public bodies subject to…13 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 2, tabled by my noble friend Lord Trenchard, seeks to remove Great British Nuclear, now re-named Great British Energy-Nuclear, from the scope of this Bill. In…13 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 79, in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, and Amendment 80, in the name of my…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendments 101 and 102 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, seek to promote familial relationships for looked-after children. Amendment 101 seeks to include a…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, I quote from the Statement that “it is an investment in our children’s futures. It sets them free from the worries and strains of growing up in poverty”. Does the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 69B in my name and in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, as well as the other amendments in this group. Amendment 69B seeks to…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who made valuable contributions to this group. The noble Lord, Lord Hampton, talked about improving the visibility of kinship care, and he is…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill09 Jun 2025HANSARDPreterm Birth Committee ReportMy Lords, it is always an honour and a privilege to participate in any debate in your Lordships’ House, but today that is particularly so for me as my children were born pre term.…06 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting and thought-provoking debate on an important topic: namely, how we use a unique identifier in the interests of safeguarding our children.…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this has been a valuable discussion, and I thank all noble Lords for their insightful and knowledgeable contributions. Child contact centres do indeed play an integral…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh for her intervention and I very much look forward to discussing this further.22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for her intervention and contribution. It was very interesting to hear the noble Lord, Lord Meston, say that a lot, if not all, of the…22 May 2025HANSARDSocial Care ReformMy Lords, in July last year His Majesty’s Government scrapped the social care cap and curbed winter fuel payments. Sir Andrew Dilnot, author of the landmark Dilnot commission…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions. It is important for all these children that we do everything we can to make sure that these processes can be implemented…20 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, which I have co-signed. Family group conferencing was born out of the Children, Young…20 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, perhaps I could make a small contribution. This is about a purpose clause. It is a broad amendment, and noble Lords are speaking to the amendment, whether that be…20 May 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceMy Lords, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service has completed more than 2.7 million tasks and shifts, including more than 1.1 million telephone support calls, over the…20 May 2025