Education and Adoption Bill

My Lords, I apologise for missing the opening part of this discussion on Report. Amendment 1 in m...

My Lords, responding to the original remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, I am glad that he used...

I hear what the Minister says but what did the Chancellor mean by saying:

“We will make loc...

Perhaps the noble Lord will let me finish. In a situation at some stage in the future where all s...

My Lords—

Perhaps I may finish before the noble Baroness gets on her feet. I do not wish to make comparison...

In response to the proposal that I made in Committee, the Minister said that academies’ accounts ...

I am sure that anything the noble Baroness is involved in is very well scrutinised financially bu...

My Lords, I believe that we have made our concerns on this matter very clear, but we are happy th...

Moved by

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

2: Clause 13, page 8, line 25, after “authorities...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 6 and 7, which I thought would be treated as individua...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 4, which is in my name and that of the noble Earl, Lord Listo...

If it would be helpful to the noble Lord, I think that Amendment 4 is in the next group.

My apologies.

I would like to add my support to what has been said about the amendments relating to establishin...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 2, 6 and 7, which aim to ensure that voluntary adoption agen...

I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply, much of which I welcome. The noble Baroness, L...

Moved by

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

3: Clause 13, page 8, line 35, at end insert “inc...

My Lords, we turn now to mental health support, which is very important indeed. Amendment 3 follo...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 3 and 4. I was taken with the comments made by the noble Ba...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3 first, which I think is an excellent amendment. I wish to b...

My Lords, I shall speak briefly on three points on this group. The first is about the assessment ...

My Lords, I apologise that I was unable to speak in Committee on this issue; I had to attend anot...

My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 4. As I have said at all stages of this Bill, with the supp...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 3, 4 and 5, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Watson and Lord...

I hesitate to break the noble Baroness’s flow. She mentioned that a new health assessment will be...

The broad health assessment will include those elements. It must include a summary by the agency’...

In welcoming what the Minister said, and in noting that the noble Lord, Lord Prior, is sitting ne...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, along with all other noble Lords who have contribut...

Moved by

Baroness Pinnock

8: Clause 17, page 9, line 33, at end insert—

“( ) A ...

My Lords, I am a relative newcomer to your Lordships House, and just one of the features of the l...

My Lords, I am sure that we will all be interested to hear from the noble Lord the answers to the...

My Lords, Amendment 8, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Storey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnoc...

I thank the Minister very much for his response. Two things occur to me. He stated that education...