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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 March 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
We have heard already that the government amendment gives the Secretary of State extraordinarily broad powers, but it does not offer a timeline, a promise of scope or a model for individual redress, for parliamentary oversight or for improvements to enforcement. It relies on the existing systems and processes, which are slow and bureaucratic and do not hold companies to account.
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