Information between 2nd April 2025 - 22nd May 2025
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216 |
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12 May 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 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183 |
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12 May 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 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168 |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Farmer contributed 2 speeches (1,355 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Farmer contributed 2 speeches (1,003 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (794 words) Friday 9th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (609 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Child Rape Gangs
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (143 words) Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group is obliged to take into consideration the views of adherents of any other religion besides Islam. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities.
In the most recently published Home Office statistics the number of religious hate crimes targeting Muslims accounted for 38% of all religious hate crimes. The number of religious hate crimes targeting Jews accounted for 33%. These together make up 71%, and show government action here is urgently needed and whilst the government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition for antisemitism, it does not have an equivalent definition to aid its work in tackling hate directed towards Muslims.
The Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group’s objective is to develop a working definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia which is reflective of a wide range of perspectives and priorities for British Muslims. The Chair will agree a work and engagement plan with the Minister for Faith and Communities and will use this as the basis for the work of the Group.
The Group’s proposed definition will be non-statutory and will provide the government and other relevant bodies, including the police, with an understanding of unacceptable treatment and prejudice against Muslim communities.
Full terms of reference for the Working Group have been published on GOV.UK.
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Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group will meet with representatives of any other religion besides Islam. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities.
In the most recently published Home Office statistics the number of religious hate crimes targeting Muslims accounted for 38% of all religious hate crimes. The number of religious hate crimes targeting Jews accounted for 33%. These together make up 71%, and show government action here is urgently needed and whilst the government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition for antisemitism, it does not have an equivalent definition to aid its work in tackling hate directed towards Muslims.
The Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group’s objective is to develop a working definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia which is reflective of a wide range of perspectives and priorities for British Muslims. The Chair will agree a work and engagement plan with the Minister for Faith and Communities and will use this as the basis for the work of the Group.
The Group’s proposed definition will be non-statutory and will provide the government and other relevant bodies, including the police, with an understanding of unacceptable treatment and prejudice against Muslim communities.
Full terms of reference for the Working Group have been published on GOV.UK.
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Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the police will be expected to use the working definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia once it is formulated by the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities.
In the most recently published Home Office statistics the number of religious hate crimes targeting Muslims accounted for 38% of all religious hate crimes. The number of religious hate crimes targeting Jews accounted for 33%. These together make up 71%, and show government action here is urgently needed and whilst the government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition for antisemitism, it does not have an equivalent definition to aid its work in tackling hate directed towards Muslims.
The Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group’s objective is to develop a working definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia which is reflective of a wide range of perspectives and priorities for British Muslims. The Chair will agree a work and engagement plan with the Minister for Faith and Communities and will use this as the basis for the work of the Group.
The Group’s proposed definition will be non-statutory and will provide the government and other relevant bodies, including the police, with an understanding of unacceptable treatment and prejudice against Muslim communities.
Full terms of reference for the Working Group have been published on GOV.UK.
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Religious Hatred
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to formulate official definitions of hatred or abuse of adherents of Sikhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other religions besides Islam. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities.
In the most recently published Home Office statistics the number of religious hate crimes targeting Muslims accounted for 38% of all religious hate crimes. The number of religious hate crimes targeting Jews accounted for 33%. These together make up 71%, and show government action here is urgently needed and whilst the government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition for antisemitism, it does not have an equivalent definition to aid its work in tackling hate directed towards Muslims.
The Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group’s objective is to develop a working definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia which is reflective of a wide range of perspectives and priorities for British Muslims. The Chair will agree a work and engagement plan with the Minister for Faith and Communities and will use this as the basis for the work of the Group.
The Group’s proposed definition will be non-statutory and will provide the government and other relevant bodies, including the police, with an understanding of unacceptable treatment and prejudice against Muslim communities.
Full terms of reference for the Working Group have been published on GOV.UK.
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Office for National Statistics: Remote Working
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the independent investigation into the effectiveness of the Office for National Statistics will consider the impact of full-time remote working. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Sir Robert Devereux’s independent review of the ONS will take into account a wide range of factors relating to performance and culture in the organisation.
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Islamophobia
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government how many Christians have been recorded as victims of Islamophobic hate crimes in the last five years. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) MHCLG has policy responsibility for racial and religiously motivated hate crime, but all hate crime data recorded by the police is collected by the Home Office. In the year ending March 2024, there were 140,561 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales. There was a 5% decrease compared with the previous year on total hate crimes recorded, but there was a 25% increase in religious hate crimes compared with the previous year. 38% of religious hate crimes were targeted against Muslims, a 13% rise on the previous year. The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on religious hate crimes which is recorded by the police in England and Wales. This is broken down by the perceived religion of the victim, but information is not collected on the actual religion/identity of the victim, so it is not possible to disaggregate the number of victims of Islamophobic hate crimes who were not Muslims. |
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Islamophobia
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 11th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government how many non-Muslims have been recorded as victims of Islamophobic hate crimes in the last five years. Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) MHCLG has policy responsibility for racial and religiously motivated hate crime, but all hate crime data recorded by the police is collected by the Home Office. In the year ending March 2024, there were 140,561 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales. There was a 5% decrease compared with the previous year on total hate crimes recorded, but there was a 25% increase in religious hate crimes compared with the previous year. 38% of religious hate crimes were targeted against Muslims, a 13% rise on the previous year. The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on religious hate crimes which is recorded by the police in England and Wales. This is broken down by the perceived religion of the victim, but information is not collected on the actual religion/identity of the victim, so it is not possible to disaggregate the number of victims of Islamophobic hate crimes who were not Muslims. |
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1 May 2025, 6:19 p.m. - House of Lords "Cash and Lord Farmer spoke of the need to break the cycles of " Baroness Finn (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 May 2025, 3:01 p.m. - House of Lords "more and the role of schools and museums including the Imperial War Museum in doing this. And Lord Farmer also highlighted the " Government Spokes. Baroness Twycross (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 4:27 p.m. - House of Lords "end up with. All I ask is there are people of goodwill here, Lord Farmer behind me, Lord Blunkett over there, " Lord Balfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 7:29 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 18 in the name of Lord Farmer seeks to ensure the changing " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 7:41 p.m. - House of Lords "18, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, he made a strong case, clear " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:11 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord, Lord Farmer, when he said this is a key last line of defence. And it is extremely regrettable that we cannot fix all " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:13 p.m. - House of Lords "you. Then, amendment 15, 16 and 17, in the name of Baroness Barran. Not moved. Amendment 18, Lord Farmer. " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:13 p.m. - House of Lords "moved. Amendment 18, Lord Farmer. " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:13 p.m. - House of Lords "moved. Amendment 18, Lord Farmer. Not moved. The question is that clause one stand as part of the bill, As many as are of that opinion, say, "Content". Of the " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 7:12 p.m. - House of Lords "by Lord Farmer. Also, to just say that to further broaden the support for the family group decision-making process, broaden the political " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 7:39 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Farmer. Regarding amendment 13 and 14, there have been a strong, there has been a strong case, " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:34 p.m. - House of Lords "the name of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, who has such a depth of experience and understanding of these areas in general. And of " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:47 p.m. - House of Lords "partner. Turning to amendment 21, 22 and 23, tabled by Lord Farmer, as " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
33 speeches (8,672 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support Amendment 5 in the names of my noble friends Lady Barran and Lord Farmer. - Link to Speech 2: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I briefly flag in particular the contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, who said that this is - Link to Speech 3: Lord Meston (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, we should pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, in his promotion of family hubs. - Link to Speech 4: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) points made by all noble Lords.We support the aims of Amendments 21 to 23 from the noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 5: None I turn to Amendments 21, 22 and 23, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer. - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
85 speeches (27,296 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Blunkett (Lab - Life peer) way—where we prolonged debate rather than concentrating and focusing on improvement.The noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) already very ably introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, and supported by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 3: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) child must be heard, but possibly not in these meetings.Amendment 18 in the name of my noble friend Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 4: None noble friend Lady Armstrong, the noble Baronesses, Lady Tyler and Lady Barran, and the noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 5: None The noble Lord, Lord Farmer, speaking to his Amendment 18, made a strong case—clearly demonstrated with - Link to Speech |
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80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan
101 speeches (41,175 words) Friday 9th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Farmer, also highlighted the importance of education. - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
160 speeches (59,176 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) My noble friends Lady Cash and Lord Farmer spoke of the need to break the cycles of dysfunctionality.One - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 15th May 2025
Written Evidence - G4S Community PPR0029 - Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales - Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Ministry of Justice 2017 data 3 Imprisonment in Wales, A Factfile, Cardiff University 2018. 4 Lord Farmer |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Stanford University Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: 2025 2.05 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (The Chair); Lord Farmer |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-05-07 09:30:00+01:00 The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus - Health and Social Care Committee Found: On the numbers, Mr Beales, let me say that Lord Farmer, who has long supported family hubs, has uncovered |
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Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Exposure Ninja, Treework Environmental Practice, and Capula Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: April 2025 3.10 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (The Chair); Lord Farmer |
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Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - PwC, WPP, and SMA Worldwide Ltd Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: April 2025 2.15 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (The Chair); Lord Farmer |
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Monday 31st March 2025
Oral Evidence - Lancaster University, Disability Rights UK, and Astriid Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: March 2025 3.20 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (The Chair); Lord Farmer |
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Monday 31st March 2025
Oral Evidence - Trades Union Congress, UNISON, and FDA Union Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: March 2025 2.15 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (The Chair); Lord Farmer |
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May. 21 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD LUCAS LORD FARMER BARONESS BARRAN 50_ Clause 4, page 7, leave out from beginning of line 20 to |
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May. 19 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ARMSTRONG OF HILL TOP BARONESS LONGFIELD BARONESS DRAKE LORD FARMER 7_ Clause 1, page 2, |
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May. 16 2025
HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ARMSTRONG OF HILL TOP BARONESS LONGFIELD BARONESS DRAKE LORD FARMER 7_ Clause 1, page 2, |
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report Document: (PDF) Found: offenders’ family and other relationships to prevent reoffending and reduce intergenerational crime by Lord Farmer |
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report Document: (PDF) Found: In his evidence submitted to the Call for Evidence, Lord Farmer stated that “My response to the arms |
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Monday 12th May 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 16th June 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd June 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 30th June 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th May 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 2nd June 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
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PDF - ADSS – Applications to mother and baby units in prison: how decisions are made and the role of social work Inquiry: Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system Found: Thanks also to those professionals who helped inform our review by sharing their insights: Lord Farmer |
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PDF - ADSS – Applications to mother and baby units in prison: how decisions are made and the role of social work Inquiry: Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system Found: Thanks also to those professionals who helped inform our review by sharing their insights: Lord Farmer |