Biography
Lord Hampton has engaged extensively with children's health and education policy, contributing 20 debate speeches predominantly focused on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, with particular emphasis on supporting vulnerable children including those in kinship care, in state care, and those experiencing trauma. Drawing on his professional background as a teacher and personal experience as a kinship carer, he has consistently advocated for improved mental health support, clearer safeguarding frameworks, and enhanced provisions for children with additional needs. His contributions have also addressed discrete health matters including sudden cardiac death screening in young people and special educational needs investment.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 199, to which I have added my name. In this, I am channelling my inner Baroness Wolf of Dulwich—the noble Baroness sends her apologies that she cannot be in her place.”
Record by topic
- Unpaid carers26th of 28318.0
- Mental health456th of 8808.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Heart disease & stroke150th of 3984.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
- Elderly care & frailty166th of 2362.0
What they’ve said
“…This plan should be co-produced by health and social care if appropriate, and could include mental health support, mood and behaviour management, work on addressing risks of exploitation, educational support, and any other specialist therapeutic intervention that is required”.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Yet our assessment processes still rely on professionals who may have little or no training in mental health or trauma-informed practice. Care-experienced young people told the Education Select Committee, as part of its inquiry into children’s social care, that local authorities are not always fulfilling their obligati…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I will speak very briefly to Amendment 48. As an ex-kinship carer, I know that there are times when it is incredibly stressful, such as when you are dealing with bereavements and all sorts of issues.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I declare my interests as a teacher in a state school in Hackney and someone who has also been a kinship carer. I can speak from personal experience that kinship caring is usually undertaken at a time of high stress.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That reinforces the call from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health that removing the defence would support professionals in safeguarding children and providing clearer advice to families. The report has also shown that the concerns around criminalising parents have not materialised.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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