"The Minister has made a valiant attempt to answer all questions. Can she commit to writing to the noble Lords in this debate on the questions she did not reach, and to that letter reaching us before we start Committee?..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what information they provide to parents and early-years providers about safe and appropriate use of digital technology by pre-school children...." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, we have had a wide range of expertise in the speakers today, although I suspect that the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, might be the only one of us who could not think of a better Christmas present than a pensions Bill. I am also conscious that …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for taking time to meet me and the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, last month to discuss this issue. The evidence shows that digital device use among early years children is growing rapidly, and education and health professionals, researchers and academics are deeply concerned about …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister talked about support for parents. Last week, the Centre for Social Justice released a new analysis showing that almost 1 million preschool children are active on social media, something that even the platforms, I would say, do not think is appropriate. That number is rising rapidly. …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, in my four minutes, I thought I would focus on the good, the bad and the ugly of this Budget. Starting with the good, there was the welcome emphasis from the Minister in his opening speech on some of the measures for growth. These included: raising the threshold …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister tell the House why the increase to forecast tax receipts as a result of higher forecast inflation and greater taxes on employment was the only information not made public in advance of the Budget?..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"I will not ask the Minister to comment on bond markets or to speculate. I will simply ask him whether he agrees with himself when he told this Chamber last year that a freeze on income tax thresholds would be a tax rise on working people costing them billions of …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and the noble Lords, Lord Palmer and Lord Hampton, for their support, and all noble Lords who have spoken in this Chamber or outside of it in favour of improving leave for new fathers. I also have Amendments 101 …..." Baroness Penn - View Speech