“…Amendment 207 would create a statutory duty to keep schools open for in-person attendance in future public health and other civil emergencies for all pupils, not just vulnerable children and children of key workers, unless Parliament expressly approves any closures and continues to do so every two weeks.”
Record by topic
- Mental health615th of 8904.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
- Assisted dying294th of 3922.0
- Palliative & end of life care430th of 5402.0
- Rare diseases174th of 2072.0
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“Surely the signal that scrapping hate crime from British law would send is not that we do not care about vulnerable groups but that we think they should enjoy the same legal protections as everyone else, and that everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendment 502M would create a statutory duty to keep schools open for in-person attendance in future public health and other civil emergencies, unless Parliament expressly approves any closures and continues to approve them every two weeks.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, suggested that the effect of the Bill on palliative care would be to improve it. That is not the view of my sister, an NHS nurse who has spent much of her career working in palliative care.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I regret to say that the staff most at risk of being made redundant across the sector are specialist SEND support staff. So much for this Government wanting to do more for children with SEND, and so much for wanting to find 6,500 more teachers.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-05-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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