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Information between 19th November 2024 - 7th February 2025

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Division Votes
20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 111 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 172
20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 136
20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 84 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 89
20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 107 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 140 Noes - 117
20 Nov 2024 - Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 213
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 138
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 162
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 157
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 108 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 79 Noes - 112
21 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 159
8 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 228
13 Jan 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 102 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 122 Noes - 120
5 Feb 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 132
5 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 183 Noes - 127
5 Feb 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 130
5 Feb 2025 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 112 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 123 Noes - 117
5 Feb 2025 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Touhig voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 111 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 112

Speeches
Lord Touhig speeches from: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lord Touhig contributed 1 speech (110 words) Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Touhig speeches from: Mental Health Bill [HL] Lord Touhig contributed 1 speech (860 words) 2nd reading Monday 25th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care

Written Answers
Pupils: Down's Syndrome Asked by: Lord Touhig (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 19th December 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with Down's syndrome get into mainstream schools and further education colleges. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education) This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools and colleges, as well as ensuring special settings cater to those with the most complex needs, restoring parents’ trust that their child will get the support they need. This includes strengthening accountability for inclusivity, including through Ofsted, and encouraging schools to set up resourced provision or special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools. High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that all pupils, including those with Down’s Syndrome or other types of SEND, are given the best possible opportunity to achieve. The department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers over the course of this parliament. To support all teachers, the department is also implementing a range of teacher training reforms to ensure teachers have the skills to support all pupils to succeed, including those with SEND. On 1 September 2024, the government introduced a new mandatory leadership level qualification for special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) in mainstream schools. The qualification will play a key role in improving outcomes for pupils with SEND, including Down’s Syndrome, by ensuring SENCOs consistently receive high-quality, evidence-based training on how best to support children with SEND. High needs funding will also increase by almost £1 billion in 2025/26, compared to 2024/25. The department has also announced £740 million of capital funding to create more specialist places including in mainstream schools.

Written Answers

Pupils: Down's Syndrome
Asked by: Lord Touhig (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with Down's syndrome get into mainstream schools and further education colleges.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.

The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools and colleges, as well as ensuring special settings cater to those with the most complex needs, restoring parents’ trust that their child will get the support they need. This includes strengthening accountability for inclusivity, including through Ofsted, and encouraging schools to set up resourced provision or special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools.

High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that all pupils, including those with Down’s Syndrome or other types of SEND, are given the best possible opportunity to achieve. The department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers over the course of this parliament. To support all teachers, the department is also implementing a range of teacher training reforms to ensure teachers have the skills to support all pupils to succeed, including those with SEND.

On 1 September 2024, the government introduced a new mandatory leadership level qualification for special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) in mainstream schools. The qualification will play a key role in improving outcomes for pupils with SEND, including Down’s Syndrome, by ensuring SENCOs consistently receive high-quality, evidence-based training on how best to support children with SEND.

High needs funding will also increase by almost £1 billion in 2025/26, compared to 2024/25. The department has also announced £740 million of capital funding to create more specialist places including in mainstream schools.

Lord Touhig mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
UK-US Bilateral Relationship 57 speeches (14,702 words) Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Chris Evans (LAB - Caerphilly) I recall many years ago, when I was working for Lord Touhig, he gave a speech on the UK-US involvement - Link to Speech
European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary 23 speeches (1,371 words) Tuesday 7th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab - Life peer) Will he and the Government involve my noble friend Lord Touhig, the leader of our delegation, and other - Link to Speech 2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) We would be happy to consult him and my noble friend Lord Touhig on the events which we will organise - Link to Speech
Georgia 20 speeches (1,511 words) Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab - Life peer) should work with the UK delegation to the Council of Europe, which is now headed by my noble friend Lord Touhig - Link to Speech
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 21 speeches (1,317 words) Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) the work of the UK delegation and look forward to working with its new leader, the noble Lord, Lord Touhig - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) I am sure that the leader of our delegation, the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, was listening closely to what - Link to Speech
Mental Health Bill [HL] 62 speeches (40,360 words) 2nd reading Monday 25th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Browning (Con - Life peer) declare an interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, with the noble Lord, Lord Touhig - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, said, legislative change must be - Link to Speech 3: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Touhig, reminded the House that autism is not a mental health condition. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) Baronesses, Lady Hollins, Lady Buscombe and Lady Browning, my noble friends Lady Keeley, Lady Ramsey and Lord Touhig - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 12th December 2024 Minutes and decisions - 28 October 2024 - Decisions document Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Cromwell (Proposal 36)• Post-legislative scrutiny of the Autism Act 2009 – Baroness Browning and Lord Touhig

Lord Touhig - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 9th December 2024 5 p.m. Restoration and Renewal Client Board - Private Meeting View calendar

Select Committee Documents
Friday 6th December 2024 Agendas and papers - Monday 9 December 2024 - Agenda Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee