My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am pleased to support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Jamieson. Having spent many years in local government, including as chair of the Local Government Association, I want to make one simple point.…
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a part-owner of rented property in West Yorkshire.
One of the strikingly important things for me, and I hope for all noble Lords, is the positive outcomes for young people exposed to the right-to-buy scheme …
My Lords, it is a pleasure to start the debate on this second group of thoughtful and varied amendments. We have just heard a spectacular defence from noble Lords of the right-to-buy scheme, which the Government seem determined to restrict quite drastically throughout the provisions in the Bill. In …
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Dacres, in this debate. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and also the part owner of rented property in West Yorkshire.
It is a disappointment that the Social Housing Bill will see the further …
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 459 and in support of other amendments that have been tabled in this group, in particular the clause stand part notice in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, and Amendment 460 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud.
Clause 191, were it to be…
The criminalisation is known by both the partner and the mother, and it gives the woman a reason to say that this is a dangerous process that easily could lead to one or both of them being accused of an illegal act.
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I wish to speak in favour of the purpose clause tabled by my noble friends Lady Scott of Bybrook and Lord Jamieson.
From the outset, the Title of the Bill is quite wrong and misleading. The Bill is not about de…
My Lords, I very much welcome this debate and the strong unanimity which has been shown by our Front Benches and, indeed, right across the House. Like others, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, whom I have encountered in the past, and I very much appreciate what he had to say and look forward to…
I hope the noble Baroness will forgive me, but I cannot comment from the Dispatch Box on national security issues in relation to individuals per se. If individuals commit offences, they will be deported as a result of any conviction on those offences, even if they have been granted asylum. I hope th…
First, no forcing is involved here. We put out an offer to submit proposals and have had proposals back. I have met all the councils in Leicestershire and Rutland and, separately, the Mayor of Leicester. There is a very strong will in the county to work together—they have been working very well toge…
My question follows on from that of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. Apparently, many children arrive at reception level unprepared for being in school, which is really a parenting problem as much as anything. How do we get reluctant parents to accept the work of the centres, and how do they become …
My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as the part-owner of a small number of rented properties in West Yorkshire.
I will speak in support of Amendments 29, 34, 35 and 36, which are in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, and the noble Lo…
My Lords, I too speak in support of the purpose clause tabled by my noble friend Lady Barran. I declare my interests as a member of Beckfoot multi-academy trust and of the Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust.
It surprises me greatly that adoption does not form part of the Bill. Despite improvements in th…
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Mohammed on his passionate maiden speech; he makes a great addition to our Benches.
I welcome the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill because legislation to improve children’s happiness, health and well-being is well overdue, and this Bill intends to …