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Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Measuring the emissions associated with artificial intelligence in relation to the UK’s net zero target
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Tuesday 8th July 2025
Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Energy and water consumption data centres in the United Kingdom
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Speeches
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: NHS 10-Year Plan
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 1 speech (264 words)
Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 2 speeches (129 words)
Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: Artificial Intelligence: News Media
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 1 speech (104 words)
Monday 7th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 1 speech (613 words)
Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: Artificial Intelligence: Emissions
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 2 speeches (139 words)
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 1 speech (524 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Bishop of Oxford speeches from: Local Authorities: Temporary Accommodation Costs
Lord Bishop of Oxford contributed 1 speech (62 words)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government


Written Answers
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)
Thursday 10th July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the impact of the adoption and special guardianship support fund changes on (1) adoptive and kinship placement disruption, and (2) adopter recruitment.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The new criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access the available funding. The department always assesses the impact of changes on vulnerable children. This includes reviewing the equalities impact assessment, which will be made available in the House Libraries in due course.

The department routinely monitors data on adoptive and kinship placement disruption, as well as on adopter recruitment. The department is working closely with Adoption England to improve its monitoring of placement disruption and is funding them to deliver specific projects designed to improve adopter recruitment and family support.

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Impact Assessments
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)
Thursday 10th July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will carry out an impact assessment of the adoption and special guardianship support fund changes; and if so, when they will publish that impact assessment.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The new criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access the available funding. The department always assesses the impact of changes on vulnerable children. This includes reviewing the equalities impact assessment, which will be made available in the House Libraries in due course.

The department routinely monitors data on adoptive and kinship placement disruption, as well as on adopter recruitment. The department is working closely with Adoption England to improve its monitoring of placement disruption and is funding them to deliver specific projects designed to improve adopter recruitment and family support.

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)
Thursday 10th July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of therapeutic sessions available to a child who has undergone a specialist assessment funded by the adoption and special guardianship support fund.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The number of therapeutic sessions available to a child after a specialist assessment funded by the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) is dependent on a variety of factors. This includes the cost of the specialist assessment, the cost of the therapy and in which financial year the specialist assessment was completed. It is also important to note that additional funding may be made available by the local authority or Regional Adoption Agency beyond that provided by the ASGSF, therefore increasing the amount of therapy available, should the specialist assessment recommend this.

The department estimates that £3,000 of funding will fund an average of 19 to 20 hours of therapy. This is a significant package of support, which may be tailored to meet a child’s individual needs.

Outcomes measurement tool data enables the efficacy of ASGSF-funded support to be monitored at local and national level. The department started to collect data from outcomes measurement tools for ASGSF-funded therapies in December 2023. As therapy treatment comes to an end, this data will give an overall picture of the impact and adequacy of individual ASGSF-funded therapies. We are currently developing tools and methods for assessing this emerging information.

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Oxford (Bishops - Bishops)
Thursday 10th July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of therapeutic packages that can be funded through the adoption and special guardianship support fund limit of £3,000 per child per year.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The number of therapeutic sessions available to a child after a specialist assessment funded by the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) is dependent on a variety of factors. This includes the cost of the specialist assessment, the cost of the therapy and in which financial year the specialist assessment was completed. It is also important to note that additional funding may be made available by the local authority or Regional Adoption Agency beyond that provided by the ASGSF, therefore increasing the amount of therapy available, should the specialist assessment recommend this.

The department estimates that £3,000 of funding will fund an average of 19 to 20 hours of therapy. This is a significant package of support, which may be tailored to meet a child’s individual needs.

Outcomes measurement tool data enables the efficacy of ASGSF-funded support to be monitored at local and national level. The department started to collect data from outcomes measurement tools for ASGSF-funded therapies in December 2023. As therapy treatment comes to an end, this data will give an overall picture of the impact and adequacy of individual ASGSF-funded therapies. We are currently developing tools and methods for assessing this emerging information.




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Parliamentary Debates
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Thursday 10th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Monday 7th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Thursday 24th April 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber