Children and Families Bill

My Lords, I support this amendment and I thought I would say that to give the Minister time.

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness. The answer to the noble Countess’s question is that it will...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord. I am pleased to have had it made clear. On that basis, I be...

Moved by

Lord Nash

52ZA: Clause 73, page 51, line 4, at end insert—

““appropria...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

53: After Clause 73, insert the following new C...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 53ZAAA. The two amendments cover different aspects of s...

My Lords, as many noble Lords know, I have campaigned for good, mandatory, quality PSHE, not just...

The noble Baroness will know that the previous Government, when I was the Minister, tried to intr...

The noble Lord is right. It may well be a step in the right direction, but we need to wait until ...

I support both of these amendments, to which I have added my name. I want to associate myself wit...

My Lords, I support a great deal of what the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, said, in her introductio...

My Lords, I will briefly contribute to what I consider to be a very important debate. This is a s...

My Lords, I support Amendment 53 and speak in place of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of O...

My Lords, I do not wish to delay the House for long, because I do not think I can add to the spee...

My Lords, as an independent Liberal Democrat, I am not bound by the rules of the group. I am very...

My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness. These clauses are linked in a way that has not yet bee...

On a humorous note, I went to a very enlightened girls’ grammar school, and was there in the 1950...

I am pleased to hear that. I was going to conclude with a point to do not only with sex, but with...

My Lords, I, too, support the amendments and thank my noble friend Lady Jones for placing them be...

My Lords, that was indeed a powerful speech to follow and I thank my noble friend for making it. ...

My Lords, I can identify with many of the anxieties that have been expressed today. I want to mak...

My Lords, there is just a small question that worries me very much. I was unable to listen to as ...

My Lords, we have heard a number of very powerful contributions this evening and the subject matt...

My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate, but I find myself in some difficulties in k...

My Lords, I was chair of education in Cambridgeshire in the late 1990s. One of the things that Ca...

My Lords, I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, that this is not just about 12 and 13 year-o...

Perhaps the noble Lord has not noticed that subsection (7)(d) of the new clause proposed in the a...

I would need to know whether that overrode current legislation. I suspect that it does not, altho...

I am delighted to clarify for the noble Lord that if it is set out in statute, it overrides the l...

So what about free schools, then?

Free schools are on the same basis.

They are not though, are they? They are not mentioned.

I am sure that the Minister will confirm this, but legally free schools are academies.

That is the position.

When I first came to the House of Lords, I was terrified that I was going to have to give way. No...

My Lords, this has been an extremely thoughtful and well informed debate. I thank the noble Baron...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I also thank the Minister ...

Moved by

Baroness Massey of Darwen

53ZA: After Clause 73, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, in introducing this amendment, I first thank the Minister and his officials for the way...

My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment but as the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, has expl...

My Lords, it is good to be able to give a very warm welcome to one of the amendments put down by ...

My Lords, I echo the thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Massey. In the previous debate we, rightl...

My Lords, I will just say a word about the “E” in PSHE. I pay tribute to the Minister and the deg...

My Lords, I apologise to the House because I have a problem with my inner ear and I may have fail...

My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Northbourne and his amendment. We discussed places of de...

My Lords, both amendments in this group are full of good points. Therefore, I ask the Minister to...

My Lords, I, too, support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Massey. Whenever ...

My Lords, I also support the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, in her campaign and I believe that the ...

My Lords, this has been a very insightful debate. I thank all noble Lords who have tabled these a...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very positive response and for all his hard work and that ...

My Lords, I must say to the noble Baroness that I have considered this matter very carefully and ...

Moved by

Lord Northbourne

53ZAA: After Clause 73, insert the following new Clause—