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Monday 3rd March 2025 Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Defending the United Kingdom against hypersonic missiles View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
5 Feb 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 182 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 132
5 Feb 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 130
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 138
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 162
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 159

Speeches
Lord Farmer speeches from: International Criminal Court: US Sanctions Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (79 words) Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Farmer speeches from: Primary Schools: Mental Health Problems Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (90 words) Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education
Lord Farmer speeches from: Economic Growth Lord Farmer contributed 3 speeches (2,113 words) Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office
Lord Farmer speeches from: First-cousin Marriage Lord Farmer contributed 2 speeches (107 words) Monday 20th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care

Written Answers
Family Hubs Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 23rd January 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government following their announcement on 10 January that approximately £57 million will be made available to local authorities for the continuation of Start for Life services, what plans they have, if any, (1) to produce guidance for local authorities on Start for Life services, and (2) to introduce a duty on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to report annually on the level of support available in England. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) In 2025/26, £57 million will be made available to 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of Start for Life services. An updated programme guide will be published, setting out delivery expectations and guidance for local authorities providing Start for Life services. The Government has no plans at this stage to introduce a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to report annually on the level of support available in England. Two national, independent evaluations are underway to understand the implementation and impact of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
Family Hubs Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 23rd January 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, following their announcement on 10 January that approximately £57 million will be made available to local authorities for the continuation of Start for Life services, what plans they have to require local authorities to publish details of the Start for Life support services available in their area on their websites. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) As a minimum, all local authorities on the programme are expected to publish their Start for Life offer digitally in a single online space, and provide a hard-copy of the local offer to parents-to-be. We can confirm that all 75 local authorities have published details of their Start for Life offer online. In 2025/26, £57 million will be made available to 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of Start for Life services. This will include £2 million to ensure that families can access and understand their local Start for Life services, and to support parents and carers in bringing their valuable insight into the service design.

Written Answers

Family Hubs
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 23rd January 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government following their announcement on 10 January that approximately £57 million will be made available to local authorities for the continuation of Start for Life services, what plans they have, if any, (1) to produce guidance for local authorities on Start for Life services, and (2) to introduce a duty on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to report annually on the level of support available in England.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In 2025/26, £57 million will be made available to 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of Start for Life services. An updated programme guide will be published, setting out delivery expectations and guidance for local authorities providing Start for Life services.

The Government has no plans at this stage to introduce a duty on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to report annually on the level of support available in England. Two national, independent evaluations are underway to understand the implementation and impact of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.

Family Hubs
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 23rd January 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following their announcement on 10 January that approximately £57 million will be made available to local authorities for the continuation of Start for Life services, what plans they have to require local authorities to publish details of the Start for Life support services available in their area on their websites.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

As a minimum, all local authorities on the programme are expected to publish their Start for Life offer digitally in a single online space, and provide a hard-copy of the local offer to parents-to-be. We can confirm that all 75 local authorities have published details of their Start for Life offer online.

In 2025/26, £57 million will be made available to 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of Start for Life services. This will include £2 million to ensure that families can access and understand their local Start for Life services, and to support parents and carers in bringing their valuable insight into the service design.

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Parliamentary Debates
Economic Growth 45 speeches (20,240 words) Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for instigating this important debate. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Moyo (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for bringing this debate to the Chamber. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Frost (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Farmer has set out, we need to look at the social environment too. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Petitgas (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Farmer for initiating this debate. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I join in the congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this debate. - Link to Speech
First-cousin Marriage 17 speeches (1,268 words) Monday 20th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated - Life peer) In pursuing the suggestions of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, about a further awareness campaign, can we - Link to Speech 2: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Farmer for the Question, and the Minister for the sensitive way - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

Economic Growth
45 speeches (20,240 words)
Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for instigating this important debate. - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Moyo (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for bringing this debate to the Chamber. - Link to Speech
3: Lord Frost (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Farmer has set out, we need to look at the social environment too. - Link to Speech
4: Lord Petitgas (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Farmer for initiating this debate. - Link to Speech
5: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I join in the congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this debate. - Link to Speech

First-cousin Marriage
17 speeches (1,268 words)
Monday 20th January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated - Life peer) In pursuing the suggestions of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, about a further awareness campaign, can we - Link to Speech
2: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Farmer for the Question, and the Minister for the sensitive way - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 11th February 2025 Written Evidence - Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales RAR0079 - Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending - Justice Committee Found: release than those who had been visited by their families.3 The reports on prison reform produced by Lord Farmer

Lord Farmer - Select Committee Information

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Thursday 6th February 2025 9:45 a.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 24th February 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 3rd March 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 10th March 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar