Biography
Baroness Bousted has made six debate speeches on children's wellbeing, education and mental health, predominantly focusing on school admissions policy and local authority responsibilities within the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. She has emphasised the mental health benefits of early intervention programmes, citing evidence that integrated early years support reduced hospitalisations for mental health issues among young people and noting the previous success of Sure Start in improving children's physical and mental health outcomes. Her contributions have reflected concern for vulnerable children, particularly regarding school place management and the continuation of effective prevention-focused policies.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…It abolished Sure Start, the most successful programme which improved children’s physical and mental health, boosted their educational attainment and reduced serious youth crime. It imposed a two-child benefit limit, which condemned children to poverty.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
What they’ve said
“…Bill being brought forward to raise standards in schools and to introduce generational reforms of the special educational needs system in the education for all Bill. The Government have already signalled the seriousness of their intent to mend the utterly broken SEND system they inherited.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ed responsibility for place planning, exclusions and administering admissions, including in-year admissions and SEND functions. I simply ask whether that is still the Lib Dems’ position.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-03-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Everyone knows there are certain schools that do not take the children with special educational needs that they should, and that other schools are then dumped on since they have to take far too many children with profound special needs, to the real detriment of those children and other pupils in the class.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…cal authorities to enable them to carry out their place-planning duties as required by law and to co-operate on SEND inclusion and school admissions is entirely necessary and reasonable.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Yesterday, I read an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis that showed that it reduced hospitalisations for mental health among 12 to 14 year-olds by 50%, and that it “improved the dimensions of school readiness—communication & language and problem-solving”.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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