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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to all the amendments in this group, and in doing so declare my interest as chair of the National Society. Turning first to Amendments 26, 27, 28 and 29,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke in favour of similar amendments in Committee and will do so again. I will ask the noble Baronesses, Lady Chapman and Lady Wilcox, the same question as last time,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Storey, that there are many maintained and voluntary-aided stand-alone schools that have turned themselves around incredibly well…12 Jul 2022HANSARDFront-loaded Child Benefit Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to this Bill with a degree of curiosity. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for introducing it. Children, and the family who cares for them, should be…08 Jul 2022HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to speak today in support of this Bill. In doing so, I declare my interests as a member of the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy—RAMP—project and as a…08 Jul 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.08 Jul 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to bring before you this Bill, which would abolish the two-child limit to universal credit. In doing so, I declare my interest as patron of the North East…08 Jul 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her full response, for giving us an answer and for repeating some of the stuff around the exemptions and so forth. However, she is right: I am…08 Jul 2022HANSARDRoma Community: Levelling UpMy Lords, in a recent conversation with Billy Welch, who organises the Appleby Horse Fair and lives in Darlington, he asked—while recognising the deep problems that have been…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy Lords, I recently visited a school in County Durham—not a church school in this instance—where 25% of the children had special educational needs. The head teacher pointed out…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, having said to the Minister that I would be quiet today, I had forgotten that this group did not get debated last week when I was away. I support all these amendments.…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Baker, for something he said in his speech that helped me understand why I am more half-hearted in my support than others. I hope he will…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have to declare my interest as chair of the National Society, which oversees Church of England schools, although obviously they are all devolved around each diocesan…08 Jun 2022HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyI thank the Minister for her reply. In the Church of England child poverty review, we present a consensus from across the political spectrum that child poverty is a complex issue…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review by the Church of England Making the case for a child poverty strategy , published on 28 April; and…06 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceMy Lords, I should declare that NEAS serves the area that I live in; indeed, I shall be in Shildon on other business later this week. Will the Minister take the opportunity to…23 May 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my specific interest as chair of the National Society. Noble Lords will know that the Church of England started mass education for the poor in England in 1811…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the National Society and co-chair of the Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households. A key question for evaluating the…17 May 2022HANSARDSocial Security System: Rising Cost of LivingHow much time have Treasury Ministers and DWP Ministers spent sitting, listening and talking with people who are struggling either to eat or heat? It is first-hand evidence that…17 May 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in rising to speak in support of Motions G1 and J1, I declare my interests in relation to both RAMP and Reset, as set out in the register. I continue to be of the view…04 Apr 2022