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Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 June 2026

Debate

Best Start Family Hubs

Contribution

I am happy to have a discussion with my noble friend but caution that family hubs will be working with all those who care for children and young people, including fathers. We have to make sure that the environment in those hubs is supportive and picks up on all the issues she has raised. From my own experience of working with Sure Start, I know that one of the most powerful things we saw was women disclosing for the first time to other women within their peer group that they were being subjected to domestic violence—not having to go through any agency or professional but getting support from other women and then being signposted to the support that they needed.

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