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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Child Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs Inquiry

"My Lords, I appreciate that the Minister says that they are already looking for a chair. It is an interesting new model from the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. How long do the Government anticipate it will take to set up that new independent commission and set its terms of reference …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 134A, in my name, which is in one sense a fairly limited amendment compared to some of the other proposals in this group. I understand all that, because what we are trying to deal with in this group is one of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, and I thank all noble Lords for a really interesting debate. We said it would be controversial, and so it proved. I will not speak for long as we are getting late again, as usual, but I say very quickly to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I would like to speak to Amendment 134B in my name and to support a number of amendments in this group. I make it clear that this is a probing amendment. I appreciate that the Government have a wider agenda in relation to planning—so it may be that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I would like to speak to Amendments 69B, 70, 71 and 72 in this group. It is terrific that kinship care will be defined in legislation for the first time. It is a significant step, and one that we should admit is long overdue. I could never understand …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I will also speak incredibly briefly to the amendments in this group. Obviously, we need protections in place, but I think that across the Chamber we are all agreed that we want to make kinship care a viable option for as many people as possible. These amendments help …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 32 and 35, which relate to children with disabilities, because these children are, sadly, more at risk and so need our protection. Also, before I begin, could I just say that my noble friend Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie is sorry that she …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, the Minister may mention this in her response to my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe’s question about the data task force, but I just wanted to mention the Cabinet Office Evaluation Task Force, which is tasked with improving and addressing data across every area of government. Obviously, it cannot …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bichard. He has just ably demonstrated why his Soham inquiry is so regularly cited as one of the best examples of how inquiries can effect real and far-reaching change.

I am afraid that today I am going to …..."

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