Baroness Berridge
The Baroness Berridge
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 18 January 2011
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Rutland Lieutenancy
14/07/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister for the clarification that if legislation is needed to protect the county status, it will be given. I am sure the Answer
View full contribution →To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the ceremonial status of Rutland’s lieutenancy in the forthcoming local governme...
Government Resilience Action Plan
09/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, having been in the Education Department during the pandemic, I know that the measures we took there unfortunately engendered a lot of anxiet...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
I am grateful to the noble Lord for that, but we are now in the situation where we have the Parliament Act. I was just moving on to the point that any...
My Lords, I support this amendment; I feel that it is only fair to the noble Lord, Lord Burns, who is smiling because I have lobbied him on this issue...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
18/06/2025 • Lords
I am grateful to be able to respond, as this is Committee. With the child protection authority, the question is about what scope that will have. If it...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for tabling Amendment 159, to which I added my name. It is a probing amendment, so I hope the Minister has n...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
16/06/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister. Can she simply confirm in the letter that the position may be that we are left with a residual group of children who will still ...
My Lords, Amendment 126, in my name, is in this group. This amendment relates to a discreet issue for children who are under a High Court deprivation ...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
11/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I was pleased to be asked to speak to Amendment 82 by my noble friend Lord Farmer, who is unfortunately not able to be here today. As well a...
Public Order Act 1986: Section 5
09/06/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister for that Answer. Your Lordships’ House will be aware that freedom of religion or belief in the UK was hard won over many centurie...
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the operation of section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 to ensure that it respects freedom...
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
08/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 66, having spoken on the noble Baroness’s Private Member’s Bill. I also gave evidence to the independent i...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
21/05/2025 • Lords
I am grateful for that clarification. Let me assure the Minister on what this concern is born out of, as I hope I explained. We can all pick off one o...
My Lords, I support the amendments, particularly the clause stand part notice. I have known the Minister to be a listener and Committee is entirely th...
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
19/05/2025 • Lords
Before the noble Baroness sits down, I would be grateful if she would outline the response—maybe she needs to write to me—on the specific situation th...
I speak in support of this amendment and wish the Government to explore whether it is possible at an earlier stage for these meetings to be considered...
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