Pupil numbers in England are expected to decline in the coming years which would have significant policy implications in the management and funding of schools

Pupil numbers in England are expected to decline in the coming years which would have significant policy implications in the management and funding of schools

How can consumer technology support women's health? What is the evidence base for existing FemTech products, and how can new products be developed safely and equitably?

How can consumer technology support women's health? What is the evidence base for existing FemTech products, and how can new products be developed safely and equitably?

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure (a) accessible and (b) sufficient fertility support for women experiencing breast cancer in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii)Staffordshire and (iii) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure (a) accessible and (b) sufficient fertility support for women experiencing breast cancer in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii)Staffordshire and (iii) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for completing its assessment of the provision of NHS-commissioned fertility services currently in place across Integrated Care Boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for completing its assessment of the provision of NHS-commissioned fertility services currently in place across Integrated Care Boards.

I. Information on Births in England and Wales: birth registrations. II. Letter dated 08/06/2026 from Satvir Kaur MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding the Office of National Statistics' Annual Abstract of Births, for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

I. Information on Births in England and Wales: birth registrations. II. Letter dated 08/06/2026 from Satvir Kaur MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding the Office of National Statistics' Annual Abstract of Births, for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the UK's declining birth rates in an ageing population, and the impact of this demographic shift on the workforce, demand for public services and economic growth.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the UK's declining birth rates in an ageing population, and the impact of this demographic shift on the workforce, demand for public services and economic growth.

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this important topic in your Lordships’ House. “Demography is destiny” is an old saying that has never felt more urgent. The UK faces a demographic shift that threatens an unfolding economic crisis. This issue has concerned me for nearly two...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this important topic in your Lordships’ House. “Demography is destiny” is an old saying that has never felt more urgent. The UK faces a demographic shift that threatens an unfolding economic crisis. This issue has concerned me for nearly two...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chief executive of the Kemnal Academies Trust. I am also a non-exec director at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for securing this vital debate; it is a pleasure to listen to her expertise on this topic....

My Lords, I declare an interest as chief executive of the Kemnal Academies Trust. I am also a non-exec director at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for securing this vital debate; it is a pleasure to listen to her expertise on this topic....

I thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for raising this important issue; it was a good illustration of the expertise that is brought before this House. I recognise the important work that she has done in this area, looking at the barriers to parenthood and the need for family-friendly policies....

I thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for raising this important issue; it was a good illustration of the expertise that is brought before this House. I recognise the important work that she has done in this area, looking at the barriers to parenthood and the need for family-friendly policies....

My Lords, as we have heard, declining birth rates carry profound economic and social consequences. The story of human origins in the Book of Genesis begins with a God-given mandate to populate the Earth, and supports the basic goodness of family life. The Christian tradition has consistently affirmed the value...

My Lords, as we have heard, declining birth rates carry profound economic and social consequences. The story of human origins in the Book of Genesis begins with a God-given mandate to populate the Earth, and supports the basic goodness of family life. The Christian tradition has consistently affirmed the value...

My thanks, too, to my noble friend for opening this debate.

My Lords, it seems ironic that some of the very same politicians who framed the falling birth rate as a crisis have also pledged to bring back the two-child benefit cap. Meanwhile, the far right peddles racist conspiracy theories about...

My thanks, too, to my noble friend for opening this debate.

My Lords, it seems ironic that some of the very same politicians who framed the falling birth rate as a crisis have also pledged to bring back the two-child benefit cap. Meanwhile, the far right peddles racist conspiracy theories about...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my colleague, the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for having secured this debate, and to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, for having introduced the business of intergenerational solidarity. I want to concentrate on the other end—not on birth but on this older population, because...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my colleague, the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for having secured this debate, and to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, for having introduced the business of intergenerational solidarity. I want to concentrate on the other end—not on birth but on this older population, because...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Nargund on securing this debate, and I note how busy she seems to have been today. I have a strange feeling that she is only just getting started in your Lordships’ House—let us see what happens next. This debate is a veritable...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Nargund on securing this debate, and I note how busy she seems to have been today. I have a strange feeling that she is only just getting started in your Lordships’ House—let us see what happens next. This debate is a veritable...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for her choice of subject—what a neatly symmetrical pairing it was. I wish I could have been here for the earlier debate.

I am one of the ageing—or, I admit, aged—generation, a very lucky generation, a post-World War II baby boomer,...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, for her choice of subject—what a neatly symmetrical pairing it was. I wish I could have been here for the earlier debate.

I am one of the ageing—or, I admit, aged—generation, a very lucky generation, a post-World War II baby boomer,...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, on securing her first QSD, and on her perceptive comments after a lifetime devoted to reproductive medicine. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I was particularly struck when the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford reminded us that...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, on securing her first QSD, and on her perceptive comments after a lifetime devoted to reproductive medicine. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I was particularly struck when the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford reminded us that...

I thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for introducing this debate, which is very important to the long-term future of the country. The contributions we have heard show that it is a very complicated issue which is determined not just by one factor. A lot of factors are involved, and...

I thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for introducing this debate, which is very important to the long-term future of the country. The contributions we have heard show that it is a very complicated issue which is determined not just by one factor. A lot of factors are involved, and...

You do not have to use it.

You do not have to use it.

I will do my best. The right reverend Prelate commented that family hubs will draw on what we know works from Sure Start, and the Best Start in Life programme will provide essential support for parents and families. The Government are committed to providing funds for all local authorities to...

I will do my best. The right reverend Prelate commented that family hubs will draw on what we know works from Sure Start, and the Best Start in Life programme will provide essential support for parents and families. The Government are committed to providing funds for all local authorities to...

Lords motion to take note of the adequacy of the law on the regulation of fertility treatment. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the adequacy of the law on the regulation of fertility treatment. Agreed to on question.