Lord Meston
The Lord Meston
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 25 September 2023
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Female Genital Mutilation
15/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the low rate of criminal conviction is the result of evidential problems presented by young victims and of family and cultural pressures, bu...
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
02/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, Amendment 226 in my name differs from others in this group, which are more concerned with children not attending school because they are not...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
22/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I do not question the proposition that substantive court reports should be done by qualified practitioners. Such reports are valuable, and o...
I, too, want to move on, but I cannot resist repeating my admiration for the admirable Bill last year from the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and his work o...
Rivers and Estuaries: Derelict Boats
18/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, are the Government aware of the recent operation by Bath & North East Somerset Council to remove five sunken boats from
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18/06/2025 • Lords
Since the noble Baroness has mentioned them, I shall also offer some observations on the government amendments in advance of hearing the Minister spea...
My Lords, I agree with all the questions that have been asked by the previous speakers. The use of agency workers is apparent when we see the variety ...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
16/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I speak as someone who has had to make these orders, and in doing so I recognise that these amendments are of great importance, shining ligh...
My Lords, following on from that, I too wish to support those amendments directed specifically at ensuring placement of children close to home, both i...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
11/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, briefly, I support what the noble Lords, Lord Russell and Lord Watson, have said, on the basis of my experience as an adoption judge.
Fir...
I speak in support of both amendments but particularly Amendment 102 for the strong arguments which have been advanced.
At every stage of a family’...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
08/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I do not want to join the competition for brevity, but I will do my best. There is now consensus that preference should, if possible, be giv...
My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 172. I do so in preference to Amendment 169, although I see that both are directed to the same wretched problem...
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I have not spoken before on the Bill, and frankly, like others, I was rather astonished that this was a topic requiring legislation at all. ...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
21/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, just to add to what has just been said, my understanding is that accreditation depends on the centre having been approved by the national as...
My Lords, I would like the Government to incorporate the wording of this amendment into the legislation—it seems admirable. I am asked by my noble and...
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