To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure safeguarding standards and accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure safeguarding standards and accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence usage in schools on safeguarding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence usage in schools on safeguarding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to protect consumers from losing access to paid-for digital content when support for (a) devices and (b) platforms is withdrawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to protect consumers from losing access to paid-for digital content when support for (a) devices and (b) platforms is withdrawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking (a) to ensure that charities operating as member organisations are not precluded from recognition as a body of persons and (b) to safeguard children and young persons participating in brass banding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking (a) to ensure that charities operating as member organisations are not precluded from recognition as a body of persons and (b) to safeguard children and young persons participating in brass banding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from rogue builders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from rogue builders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will require courts, in private family law proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse or child protection concerns, to collect and make available anonymised and aggregated data disaggregated by ethnicity, religion, and immigration or settlement status for parents and children,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will require courts, in private family law proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse or child protection concerns, to collect and make available anonymised and aggregated data disaggregated by ethnicity, religion, and immigration or settlement status for parents and children,...

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88. Insists on Commons amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, does not insist on 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V but proposes amendments (a) to (j). Agreed to on division (335 to 158).

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88. Insists on Commons amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, does not insist on 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V but proposes amendments (a)...

Let me begin by welcoming the Minister back to his place—we missed him last night, and it is good to see him back in the Chamber.

Throughout our many debates, we have broadly agreed on the policy intent behind most of the Bill, but as I have said time and again,...

Let me begin by welcoming the Minister back to his place—we missed him last night, and it is good to see him back in the Chamber.

Throughout our many debates, we have broadly agreed on the policy intent behind most of the Bill, but as I have said time and again,...

The Liberal Democrats have opposed mandation from day one, and we have continued to oppose it throughout the passage of this Bill. The challenge is that once we cross the Rubicon, we change the dynamics of pensions significantly. Crucially, people need to have confidence that contributing to pensions is a...

The Liberal Democrats have opposed mandation from day one, and we have continued to oppose it throughout the passage of this Bill. The challenge is that once we cross the Rubicon, we change the dynamics of pensions significantly. Crucially, people need to have confidence that contributing to pensions is a...

The hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point about crossing the Rubicon, given that the Government are taking mandation powers to interfere in people’s savings and assets. We are talking about pension funds here, but once that Rubicon is crossed, there is no reason why the Government would not feel...

The hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point about crossing the Rubicon, given that the Government are taking mandation powers to interfere in people’s savings and assets. We are talking about pension funds here, but once that Rubicon is crossed, there is no reason why the Government would not feel...

The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point; I am sure that the Minister will reflect on it when winding up. The Liberal Democrats continue to oppose mandation, and we plan to vote against the motion tonight.

The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point; I am sure that the Minister will reflect on it when winding up. The Liberal Democrats continue to oppose mandation, and we plan to vote against the motion tonight.

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words.

I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a...

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words.

I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a...

Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J not insisted on, Commons amendments 38Z12 to 38Z21 in lieu agreed to and Lords amendment 38Z22 to Commons amendment 38Z17, Lords amendment 38Z23 to Commons amendment 38Z18, Lords amendment 38Z24 to Commons amendment 38Z20, and Lords amendment 38Z25 to Commons amendment 38Z21 disagreed to on division (91 to 181).

Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Lords amendments 38V to 38X to Commons amendment 38J not insisted on, Commons amendments 38Z12 to 38Z21 in lieu agreed to and Lords amendment 38Z22 to Commons amendment 38Z17, Lords amendment 38Z23 to Commons amendment 38Z18, Lords amendment 38Z24 to Commons amendment 38Z20, and Lords...

Moved by

Baroness Smith of Malvern

Moved by

Baroness Smith of Malvern

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

My Lords, as we reach these final stages of ping-pong on the Bill, I will first express the profound regret and disappointment of the Liberal Democrat Benches at the posture now being adopted by the Conservative Opposition. I have immense respect for the noble Lord, Lord Nash, and the tireless...

My Lords, as we reach these final stages of ping-pong on the Bill, I will first express the profound regret and disappointment of the Liberal Democrat Benches at the posture now being adopted by the Conservative Opposition. I have immense respect for the noble Lord, Lord Nash, and the tireless...

My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for his openness, his campaigning and his extraordinary ability to bring different views together. This morning, he and I agreed that, whatever the outcome of this particular conversation, we would work continuously and ferociously for child safety in the...

My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for his openness, his campaigning and his extraordinary ability to bring different views together. This morning, he and I agreed that, whatever the outcome of this particular conversation, we would work continuously and ferociously for child safety in the...

My Lords, I thought that I was walking into a kind of kumbaya, with peace breaking out, but, having heard the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, perhaps I got that wrong.

I was going to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Nash, with whom I profoundly disagree,...

My Lords, I thought that I was walking into a kind of kumbaya, with peace breaking out, but, having heard the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, perhaps I got that wrong.

I was going to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Nash, with whom I profoundly disagree,...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words and for the statement. I thank the Government for their active engagement in the matter of social media, albeit rather last-minute, and for making a binding commitment to impose some form of age or functionality restrictions for children under 16,...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words and for the statement. I thank the Government for their active engagement in the matter of social media, albeit rather last-minute, and for making a binding commitment to impose some form of age or functionality restrictions for children under 16,...