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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2025
Humanist Weddings

"My Lords, the Minister refers to this as a “complex question”. The fact is that Ministers may make this into a complex question by extending it beyond the simple question: should humanist marriages be legalised? If one sticks to that simple question, it is not complex and it could be …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2025
Humanist Weddings

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I urge the Minister to increase the incomes of social workers, so that they are not tempted to become agency workers, who are of course paid a lot more than social workers. The pay levels of these workers need to be addressed...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"Very briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Hampton in saying that education is fundamental here. You do not resolve poverty unless a child is put through education successfully. Therefore, my plea is that the main message from this debate should be that local authorities should prioritise promoting education for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
E-scooters, E-bikes and Pedal Bikes: Legislation

"My Lords, will the Minister consider banning e-bikes and e-scooters on pavements and introduce a special lane on the road for these vehicles to rescue pedestrians from what is currently a major risk?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Having been sent to a boarding school for some years from the age of 10, it seems to me that the last place that somebody should go if they are a looked-after child, and therefore already displaced, is a boarding school. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady. I am not a trade unionist, but I am very aware that there are sectors of the economy that are not unionised. Can the Minister inform the House whether there are sectors that are disadvantaged in terms of wage levels, and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 May 2025
E-scooters: Insurance

"My Lords, e-scooters are incredibly quiet and therefore dangerous on pavements. What action are the Government taking to prevent e-scooters being used on pavements?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Apr 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

"My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, seemed to indicate that hereditary Peers may not exist here in the House of Lords in the future, and I think the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, indicated something similar. At what point will there be no hereditary Peers in the House of Lords, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2025
Mental Health Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to the issue of people with autism and learning disabilities being detained in hospital. Clause 3(4) amends the Mental Health Act to prevent people being detained under Section 3—in other words, for six months—if they have autism or learning disabilities. Should this …..."
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