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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 September 2025
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
The alarm bells should be ringing very loudly in your Lordships’ ears. Sport England’s survey also found that happiness scores are down across those age groups. Children in school years 3 to 6, who are the most educationally impacted by the Covid lockdowns, have seen the largest fall in the number reporting positive attitudes, down nearly 5% compared with children the same age during the 2018 academic year. Children in years 7 to 8 have also seen a long-term drop, down nearly 4%.
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