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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 June 2025
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
I end with one story which I think sums this up. It is Abby’s story. She lived in a residential home and knew she had two sisters who were adopted. They had exchanged letters when they were younger but contact then broke down. Through lifelong links, Abby was able to reconnect with her sisters. They had kept a box of Abby’s things and had her birthday on their calendar for all those years. They now text each other all the time, go shopping together and went bowling on Abby’s birthday. Abby feels more settled now she knows that she has people who will be in her life for ever.
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