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Reforming the Child Maintenance Service – Lord Farmer. Short debate

Women: Homelessness, Domestic Violence and Social Exclusion — Motion to Take Note ( 6 Nov 2014)

Lord Farmer: (Maiden Speech) My Lords, making my maiden speech today in your Lordship’s House, I stand here feeling very humble, being among those for whose wisdom and intellect I have nothing but the greatest respect; humble, but also feeling very welcomed and encouraged by one and all who legislate and work here. I am very grateful for the kindness and friendliness given to me and would mention in...

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Digital Impact — Motion to Take Note (20 Nov 2014)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for initiating this debate and particularly for drawing attention to the relevance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for children’s and young people’s online and digital interactions. Although this debate is about securing child well-being in a digital age, it touches on much wider issues, not least in...

Universal Credit — Question (24 Nov 2014)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, the principles of universal credit are sound, but timings and cost to the public purse are vital considerations. Can the Minister tell us when all claimants will be on universal credit and how much it will cost to reach this point?

Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] — Second Reading (12 Dec 2014)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this important issue—but not, I should make clear, because I welcome the introduction of this Private Member’s Bill. On the contrary, I find the whole concept of validating cohabitation deeply problematic. I want to lay out my concerns in terms of the economic implications of high cohabitation rates...

Early Years Intervention — Motion to Take Note ( 8 Jan 2015)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, for bringing this extremely important subject to our attention by securing this debate. Children in the earliest years of life are so vulnerable and so dependent on their parents that our focus has to be on strengthening families. Giving a child the best possible chance to avoid succumbing to an intergenerational cycle of disadvantage...

Mental Health — Motion to Take Note (15 Jan 2015)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, once again the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, has secured a debate of vital national importance, for which I thank her. I take this opportunity also to congratulate my noble friend Lord Suri on a very fine contribution to this debate. I am aware of the considerable expertise that lies within your Lordships’ House on the issue of mental health, so it is with some humility that I...

Schools: Reforms — Motion to Take Note (29 Jan 2015)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lady Perry on initiating this end-of-term debate on school reforms. I want to touch on one aspect of the Government’s school reforms which has not been touched on today—namely, promoting fundamental British values. To avoid all doubt, I wholly subscribe to the values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and...

Palestine: Recognition — Motion to Take Note (29 Jan 2015)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Steel, for this debate. I must acknowledge that many among your Lordships know far more about this long-standing conflict than I do. However, the shakiness of the implicit premise of this debate concerned me so deeply that I felt unable to keep silent. I am deeply uneasy about glossing over the very real stumbling blocks that justice prevents us...


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