Biography
Lord Russell of Liverpool has engaged primarily through debate speeches across children's welfare and safeguarding issues, with particular focus on vulnerable young people including care leavers, kinship carers, and those experiencing mental health challenges. His contributions demonstrate a sustained interest in child protection mechanisms, evidenced by his involvement in amendments regarding carer registration, children in care, and safeguarding frameworks across multiple Bills. While his tracked topics include learning disability, autism, unpaid carers, and mental health, the extracts provided show limited direct engagement with these areas beyond their intersection with children's wellbeing.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I will speak very briefly to support the noble Lord, Lord Meston, and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, on Amendment 34. As they mentioned, the Victims’ Commissioner has been approached by a variety of individuals who survived attempted murder by their other half or partner.”
Record by topic
- Mental health290th of 88012.0
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Unpaid carers92nd of 2836.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
- GP access205th of 2412.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…We heard moving testimony in Committee about some incredibly young carers aged eight, nine or 10 looking after several members of their families—siblings and parents. In some cases, they were apparently being home-educated, but from the point of view of the adults they were caring for, looking after them took priority.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I remind the House that we are on Report, and I think some of the contributions are in danger of erring on the wrong side of self-regulation. We should stick to the point; I will be very brief and simply try to explain for the benefit of the Government Front Bench, because in various Bills going through Parli…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The case for this is, really, fairly straightforward. Children in care often have quite strong mental health needs and are not in the best of mental health. Care leavers comprise about 1% to 3% of the general youth population, but that translates into them being responsible for one quarter of the homeless population.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2026-01-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am glad to see that we are picking up the pace slightly. The last group was a fairly brisk 13 or 14 minutes, so let us hope we can keep this up and get the Minister to bed at a half-decent hour.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-12-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…There is a 16 year-old young man with ADHD who is experiencing significant criminal exploitation, including daily cannabis use, coercion through drug debt and regular threats of violence.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2025-11-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
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