I thank my noble friend Lady Lister for securing this debate. She talked about a “strong start” and my comments come in that context.
This is an important debate that speaks to what it means to be Labour: a determination to lift the most vulnerable children in the most difficult circumstances and t…
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare my interest as an executive of Pool Re, the Government-backed terrorism reinsurer.
Since Royal Assent, the Government have undertaken a range of implementation activities, including communication and engagement, to prepare those in scope for the commencement of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. Section 27 statutory guidance outlining how to comply with the Act was p…
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this important debate. When I was a Minister, the noble Lord used to stand up and ask me extremely searching questions—well, they were searching questions to me—to which I did not always know the answer. Come to think of it, there are a coup…
My Lords, like others, I warmly welcome the Government’s ambitious new youth employment programme. Can my noble friend the Minister say what targeted measures she will take to address the acute challenges faced by boys? They are significantly more likely to be NEET, to underperform at school and to …
My Lords and fellow Baronesses, it is with utter joy that I welcome my noble friend Lady Paul of Shepherd’s Bush into the House today. May she be the first Tracey but not the last. My noble friend is, as I think noble Lords from across the Benches will now have gathered, another trooper from the McD…