Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:08 pm on 6 December 2023.
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Labour
3:08,
6 December 2023
My Lords, I know the Minister is new, so he does not understand that we have asked Questions similar to this one time and again but end up getting the same waffle. The reality is that thousands of children are now seeing their welfare at risk. In his department, we read about a primary school where 80% of the children are in families that are homeless. Does he think that that is acceptable this Christmas?
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