Debates between Baroness Garden of Frognal and Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Children: Suicide and Self-harm

Debate between Baroness Garden of Frognal and Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
Tuesday 22nd January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait Baroness Garden of Frognal
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I thank the noble Baroness. In fact, I do not have the statistics in front of me, so I will write to her. However, we do of course recognise the incredibly valuable work of school nurses and others in performing a pastoral role within schools.

Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds Portrait The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
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My Lords, from successive reports, has the Minister noted the role of alcohol in the phalanx of causes of self-harm among children? What is being done to reduce the availability of alcohol to teenagers?