Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Excerpts
Tuesday 2nd September 2025

(2 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lucas Portrait Lord Lucas (Con)
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My Lords, I shall pick up on a couple of points that the Minister made, I think this would be a very interesting point—

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent) (Lab)
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My Lords, I am sorry, but I do not think this is in order. We have heard from the Minister, and now it is for the person who moved their amendment—

Lord Lucas Portrait Lord Lucas (Con)
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My Lords, this is Committee. You can have as much backwards and forwards as you wish. That is basic Committee rules.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent) (Lab)
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I am advised that it is unusual—very unusual. Could the noble Lord keep his contributions exceptionally brief? Many other noble Lords intervened on the Minister at the pertinent points during her speech. It really is now the time for the noble Lord, Lord Hacking. The noble Lord’s Front Bench is agreeing with me.