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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Prisons: Early Release

"My Lords, is the Minister satisfied that when a prisoner is discharged, particularly in early discharge, they have somewhere to stay when they have left prison? Secondly, can he assure the House that every effort is made to reinforce the conditions of their discharge, so that the general public can …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Laming (XB) voted No and against the House
One of 28 Crossbench No votes vs 12 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239
Written Question
Children in Care: Assessments
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Asked by: Lord Laming (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the fact that 34 per cent of children in care moved home at least once during their GCSE or A level years, as estimated by the charity Become in their recent report Moving during exams: the instability crisis affecting children in care.

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

We are committed to ensuring that looked-after children are supported to succeed in education and achieve positive outcomes. We recognise the critical importance of continuity and stability throughout a looked-after child’s life. Under the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review guidance and regulations, the child’s social worker should do everything possible to minimise disruption to their education. School changes should be minimised, and any transitions well-planned and supported. Where a change to a child’s educational arrangements is unavoidable, their personal education plan should set out arrangements to minimise disruption to education, especially during exam periods and other critical periods in their education.

The government is introducing measures, including through the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to rebalance the market, improve regulation and commissioning of placements, and bring greater visibility to the prices local authorities are paying. This includes a focus on addressing the barriers that prevent homes from being established where they are needed.

Through our Plan for Change, we are also investing £2 billion over this Parliament to give more children a safe, loving home, including expanding the children’s home estate, delivering more foster care placements and helping keep families together by providing targeted support before problems escalate.

These measures will provide greater placement availability, stability and ensure that, where it is in a child's best interests, they are placed closer to home.

Division Vote (Lords)
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Laming (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 25 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 198
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Migrants: Hotel Accommodation

"My Lords, can the noble Lord bring us up to date on the position of unaccompanied migrant children who are in hotels, and is he satisfied that their safety and safeguarding are being properly addressed?..."
Lord Laming - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Social Care

"Does the Minister agree that the Government will not achieve their ambitions for the National Health Service without also having a well-developed and successful plan of development to make social care services easily accessible, properly trained and well respected? Do the Government have a development plan in mind for social …..."
Lord Laming - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Care Workers: Foreign Worker Visas

"My Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that we have an enormous challenge to overcome the belief that all you need to do this work is a kind heart. A kind heart is important, but there is a huge range of skills that are necessary over and above …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Care Workers: Foreign Worker Visas

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Adult Social Care

"My Lords, can the Minister go a bit further on that very helpful reply? Taking into account the range and nature of the personal care that these social care staff provide daily, is it not time that we got on urgently to professionalise the service, to make sure that they …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Laming (XB) voted No and against the House
One of 26 Crossbench No votes vs 18 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161