Biography
Lord Layard has made two debate speeches addressing interconnected themes of wellbeing, education, and economic productivity. In his contribution on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, he argued that children's wellbeing is a critical predictor of future happiness and advocated for measuring wellbeing outcomes alongside academic qualifications. He also spoke during the King's Speech debates on skills and employment, linking productivity to apprenticeship provision and noting a significant decline in apprentice starts for young people under 25 since 2010.
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“…Our children are subject now to all kinds of new pressures, and their mental health has demonstrably suffered, so we have to do something about well-being. That is the reason why a cross-party group of us will be moving an amendment to state that the Government should introduce a measurement system of the type that I h…”
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“…At least half are suffering from mental health problems for which there are effective treatments. We must tackle mental health problems both in childhood, as the gracious Speech quite rightly said, but also in adulthood.”
King’s Speech (4th Day) · 2024-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
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