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HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for securing this debate and for his passion and his challenge. Like the noble Lord, I come from a poor London Irish…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, recently in Lincoln prison I met a man who has been continuously in the prison system for the last 48 years—since I sat my A-levels. He is not mentally ill in any…29 Apr 2024HANSARDOfsted: Pupil Absence RatesMy Lords, I express gratitude to the Minister for the way in which the data has been produced; I understand that more is to come, and that will be examined in great detail. As an…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak because I suspect I am in a minority as one of the very few Members of this House who have had direct contact with Rwanda, having had 10 years’…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, I welcome everything that the Minister has said, but we all know that, even with the initial screening online, a full diagnosis for many children with any of these needs…12 Feb 2024HANSARDUganda: LGBT PeopleMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reference to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury’s letter to the Archbishop of Uganda, and for hearing us, as Bishops,…05 Jul 2023HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in the Second Reading of this very important Bill. The lead Bishop on housing, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford, is sadly…15 Jul 2022HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, on her opening speech. To pick up on her football analogy, we will all be familiar with the football…18 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS England: Waiting ListsMy Lords, can the Minister confirm the number of children waiting for treatment for speech and language and for physiotherapy and occupational therapy assessments after their…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, is correct that my friend the Bishop of Newcastle has made her valedictory speech, but I have been permitted to speak on her behalf. Noble…16 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak to these amendments but, having been involved in prisoner resettlement in the past, I feel it is important to say that Friday release has a…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPalestineWith little prospect of negotiations resuming, will the Minister accept that the continued settlement building programme amounts to an incremental and de facto annexation of the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, we have heard, properly, about the needs of the elderly. Will the Minister assure us that the needs of people with learning disabilities will be better addressed in any…25 Jul 2019HANSARDFCO Support for Persecuted ChristiansMy Lords, we on this Bench welcome the report and look forward to working with the Government as they take forward its recommendations. With regard to the recommendation to name…24 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health: Weight and Shape-related BullyingMy Lords, the Children’s Society has done quite a bit of research into the profile of those involved in bullying. Many have had very unhappy lives. Does the Minister agree that it…22 Jul 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Reporting AbuseMy Lords, it is important to consider also that there are various ways in which people with disability might be prevented from reporting abuse in the first place. In particular,…17 Jun 2019HANSARDChildren: GamingMy Lords, there has been much conversation already about research into gaming addiction among young people. My right reverend friend the Bishop of St Albans raised the issue of a…23 May 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy Lords, I understand that the purpose of the 2014 set of reforms was to ensure a holistic approach by health, education and social care services in the support of children with…26 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools: Racist IncidentsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that the Church of England is responsible for many schools where the majority of pupils are from a BME background. Those schools operate in…18 Feb 2019HANSARDTeacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his Statement and for this way forward. First, he knows that the Church of England runs many small rural schools, and recruitment and…29 Jan 2019