Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

My Lords, I add my support to Amendment 134B, in the name of my noble friend Lady Sanderson. As she said, it seeks to build on the Government’s commit...

My Lords, we all know how important it is to manage our personal finances in adult life, and I am sure the Minister is aware that research shows that ...

I support the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend, which, as she set out, aim to simplify the process for approving kinship carers...

It was great to hear about the training that the Minister’s son gets—that is fantastic. Can we therefore take it that these new duties in the Bill wil...

My Lords, I would like to build on the point just made by my noble friend Lady Barran and add my support for Amendments 39 and 40. I wonder whether, i...

My Lords, I support Amendment 5 in the names of my noble friends Lady Barran and Lord Farmer. I hope the Minister will agree that this is a sensible a...

My Lords, I, instead, speak in support of Amendment 6. As we have heard, reunification is the most common way for children to leave care but, sadly, t...

My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 2 in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran. As we have just heard, it has a simple purpose: to allow families ...

My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Birt. As I said in Committee, I believe that the binding arbitration model that his amendm...

My Lords, I will speak briefly to this group, which includes Amendment 15, to which I have added my name. As I said in Committee, the Government have ...

When the backstop first has to happen, the “state of the game” report is critical as part of the process. Is the noble Baroness now saying that for an...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her closing comments and all noble Lords who have contributed today. It has been a really good debate. There has be...

My Lords, I am delighted to open today’s debate on the achievements of academies and free schools. We know that a high-quality education system create...