"I thank my noble friend for her Answer. In response to mounting evidence of and concern about the poor nutritional and high sugar content in commercial baby foods, despite their being marketed as a healthy substitute for home-cooked food, the NHS has issued new guidance advising parents not to use …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"Does my noble friend agree that we have a crisis now with the number of children and young people trapped in bed and breakfast accommodation, in totally unsuitable conditions, which will have an important and deleterious effect on their well-being? On the strategy she outlined, can she say more about …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that Answer and support the Government’s initiative. Does she agree that all young people need access to positive out-of-school activities with trusted adults, to develop confidence and resilience and to reach their own potential? For so many, such opportunities are limited through disadvantage, disability, …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that Answer. I know she will agree that the previous Labour Government made significant progress in improving the well-being of our youngest children and reducing the early attainment gap through Sure Start parenting and family programmes. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown recently …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for reducing inequality and closing the early years educational attainment gap for pre-school children...." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome both my noble friends to the Front Bench. As a former Prisons Minister myself, I am in awe of my noble friend Lord Timpson’s pioneering work on the rehabilitation of offenders and congratulate him on his maiden speech. My noble friend Lord Hanson is a former …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"My Lords, according to the Family Resources Survey: Financial Year 2022 to 2023, published recently by the Department for Work and Pensions—the primary measure of disability prevalence in the UK—the number of disabled people has been rising steadily over the last 15 years or so. It now …..." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech
"That this House takes note of the challenges faced by those with disabilities including access to benefits, work, education, housing and healthcare...." Baroness Hughes of Stretford - View Speech