Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider Bondage, Domination, Sadism, and Masochism to be a protected characteristic within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the then Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office on 14 May (HCWS464), whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of every diversity network recognised (1) across government, and (2) within individual departments, broken down by department.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the motion proposed at the PCS Union’s annual conference 2023 requesting the establishment of a staff support network for Bondage, Domination, Sadism, and Masochism; and what representations, if any, they have received from PCS Union in this regard.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants wearing fetish clothing in the workplace.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make it a criminal offence to misgender an individual.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: My Lords, on behalf of the many parents who have been in touch with me and with many other Members of this House, I welcome this Statement. It has been an extremely widespread problem. I have seen, as I am sure the Minister has, many of the materials being taught as fact, many of which are extremely disturbing. Will my noble friend consider the immediate removal of some of the contested...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of sobriety tagging schemes.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of sobriety tagging schemes, particularly for those convicted of serious assaults or domestic violence where alcohol was a factor.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Food Data Transparency Partnership’s decision not to make reporting on health data mandatory, what steps they are taking to ensure enforcement of and consistency in the voluntary scheme.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle diet-related ill-health, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: My Lords, I am grateful to the Noble Baroness for clarifying the Lib Dem position because, unfortunately, the page on the website has disappeared this afternoon. May I ask my noble friend whether the Government acknowledge that a conversion practices Bill would have a detrimental effect on the recruitment of clinicians to the new children’s services, as highlighted in the Cass Review?
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: There are a number of conversion practices Bills currently in play, and Cass has said that such a Bill would have a detrimental effect on the recruitment of clinicians, because they would feel a chilling effect before they would apply.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 23 May 2022 (HL67), on what date the Office of Parliamentary Counsel completed updating its drafting guidance on the use of gendered language, and whether they will place a copy in the Library of the House.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government why they do not centrally hold data on the number of Parental Orders awarded each year through the Family Court for England and Wales in cases of surrogacy (1) where the child was born abroad through a commercial surrogacy arrangement, and (2) where the child was born in the United Kingdom through a surrogacy arrangement in which the mother uses her own egg.
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to collect and publish data on the number of Parental Orders awarded each year through the Family Court for England and Wales in cases of surrogacy (1) where the child was born through a commercial surrogacy arrangement abroad (2) where the child was born in the United Kingdom through a surrogacy arrangement in which the surrogate mother...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: My Lords, the Food, Diet and Obesity Select Committee, which is one of the new ad hoc committees, took evidence last week from specialists in childhood, early years, and school food. The situation is grave, as the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, said. Some 80% of the food that children eat is ultra-processed—we have no idea what the long-term consequences will be. May I encourage the Minister to...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL9405) and 8 November (HL10550), what were (1) the core, (2) the non-core, (3) any other, and (4) total, financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: My Lords, we have had rather more than just a canter round these issues. We have had some very powerful contributions from many noble Lords, with a wide variety of focuses and expertise. Like my noble friend the Minister, I was interested to hear from my noble friend Lady Bottomley about the background and history of the Children Act and the importance of consistency. We have all mentioned...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: My Lords, I thank all noble Lords participating today and those—five or six, I think—who have had to scratch from the debate due to travel issues. I am especially sorry that the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, was taken ill overnight and is unfortunately unable to be with us. The importance of safeguarding children is well established and considered vital in underpinning the operation of a...
