Baroness Debbonaire

5 parliamentary sessions on record in this archive

5 sessions
Lords Proceedings 24 February 2026
Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving
My Lords, my question has been partly answered. I thank my noble friend the Minister for bringing the Statement to the House and for the White Paper. I would like to press her a little more on that very topic. While it is absolutely right that these schools not be run for such profit-gouging as has …
Lords Debate 21 January 2026
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, was right to admonish us and to remind your Lordships of the need to stay focused on the matter in hand at this stage of the Bill’s progress. However, it is seven months since the Division which saw noble Lords backing the sensible amendment from the noble Lor…
Lords Debate 12 September 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I have spent some years working to improve care and support for vulnerable people, specifically as chief executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland, through my involvement in the Scottish Government’s framework for action for neurological conditions and as a previous trustee of the Neurological …
Lords Oral Questions 16 July 2025 2 contributions
Parthenon Sculptures: Return
There is time for both noble Lords to ask a question. We will have the noble Lord, Lord McNally, first, and then my noble friend.
We do not have any current plans to change the legislation. The noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, talked about loans. In many cases these artefacts can be loaned, and we would support that. The Bayeux Tapestry has been mentioned, and we are very fortunate in this country to be able to borrow items from ot…
Lords Oral Questions 24 June 2025
Music Education: State Schools
My Lords, what an honour, privilege and pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Debbonaire and congratulate her on her maiden speech. I do not think that I have ever been present for a maiden speech that has had to be made in more compressed circumstances as this, but even so, she spoke with great p…

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