Baroness Bousted

Labour Peer

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 27 January 2025

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  • Employment Rights Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 65 8 May 2025

    I am chairing a commission that will be very clear about what it means and how it can be employed in schools. I hope that will enlighten lots of people.
  • Employment Rights Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 65 8 May 2025

    My Lords, Amendment 65A refers to “any other sector where the core duties require in-person collaboration, physical presence, or real-time operational responsiveness”. That could well be argued to be teaching, of course. As my noble friend Lord Katz said, flexible working is not just working at home—it has a whole range of other alternatives and ways of doing it. The lack of the ability...
  • Pupil Absenteeism - Question 7 May 2025

    My Lords, the Institute for Government recently published a report, Reducing School Absence, which concludes that under the last Labour Government, absence rates for secondary school pupils fell by 42%. Its key recommendation is that the most effective way to tackle absence is to bring all parties together—adolescent health, special needs, school disengagement and family support. That is...

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