Care Quality Commission: Mental Health Care Waiting Times

Lord Bishop of Leicester Excerpts
Thursday 8th May 2025

(3 weeks ago)

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Baroness Merron Portrait Baroness Merron (Lab)
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As the noble Lord is aware, I regard the contribution of the community sector—the third sector—as absolutely crucial here. I personally work very closely, like the department more generally, both to improve our practice and to recognise the difference that the creative arts, for example, can add to people’s mental well-being, as the noble Lord says.

Lord Bishop of Leicester Portrait The Lord Bishop of Leicester
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My Lords, in my own city of Leicester, some excellent work is being done with minority-ethnic communities in particular to help with access to mental health services. Nevertheless, significant inequalities remain. What more is being done to address those inequalities, particularly as they relate to people whose first language is not English?

Prioritising Early Childhood: Academy of Medical Sciences Report

Lord Bishop of Leicester Excerpts
Monday 11th March 2024

(1 year, 2 months ago)

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Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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Wearing the tie I was awarded for being man of the match in the rugby against the Irish parliament this weekend, which we won, I totally agree about the importance of exercise in all walks of life. Social prescribing is vital. We are expanding the number of PE services available for children, because exercise is vital.

Lord Bishop of Leicester Portrait The Lord Bishop of Leicester
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My Lords, there is strong evidence that in the early 2000s increases in child benefits led to an increase in the amount parents spent on fruit and vegetables and books and toys for their children. What assessment have the Government made of the impact of the two-child limit on benefits and, in particular, on the health and well-being of the 1.5 million children affected?

Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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We recognise very much, as said in the report, the importance of poverty in all this. We have seen the number children in absolute poverty decrease by 400,000 since 2010, which is a significant reduction. The Chancellor’s announcement last week showed the importance we place on child benefit in getting money to people to help. It is a very important area.