Results 141–160 of 457 for speaker:Lord Farmer

Child Safeguarding - Statement ( 6 Dec 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, can I ask my noble friend the Minister whether the review will look at the contribution of family breakdown? Evidence shows that children on the at-risk register are eight times more likely to be living with a natural parent and their current partner than the general population. Children living in households with unrelated adults are nearly 50 times as likely to die of inflicted...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Family Hubs: Finance ( 1 Dec 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided in total for family hubs since 2020; and how much of this has been allocated, broken down by fund.

Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Household Support Fund (29 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty's Government when the £500 million Household Support Fund will be made available; and what amount has been allocated for each of the financial years for which the Fund will be available.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Pre-school Education: Finance (25 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty's Government to which named funds the £500 million of families and early years funding will be directed.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Family Hubs: Finance (22 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much new funding for family hubs they have set aside in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review for each financial year to 2024–25; and how local authorities can apply for these funds.

House of Lords: Appointments Process - Question for Short Debate (18 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I first thank my noble friend Lord Balfe for his kind words and for initiating this debate. Recent Sunday Times stories about former party treasurers imply that large donors given peerages are inherently unsuited to serve in the House and that this is confirmed when they do not subsequently speak or attend. Wealthy people putting their mouths where their money is bring insight and...

Sport: Transgender Inclusion - Question ( 9 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, allegedly, the Ministry of Defence’s inclusive language guide, which quotes verbatim from Stonewall, advises staff to take care using “female”. The aim is to avoid erasing gender-nonconforming people and members of the trans community. As this risks erasing women instead, and cuts across the Defence Secretary’s drive for the military to become more female-friendly, is this...

Benefit Cap: Review - Question ( 3 Nov 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, will the Minister tell us what proportion of those subject to the benefit cap are realistically incapable of moving into work? Perhaps they are sole carers of very young or disabled children, or dependent adults, or they might be recovering from addictions. With such cases in mind, will the Minister update us on progress in developing universal support?

Men’s Health Strategy - Question (25 Oct 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a men’s health strategy.

Men’s Health Strategy - Question (25 Oct 2021)

Lord Farmer: I thank my noble friend for that fairly comprehensive reply and I take this opportunity to welcome him to the Front Bench and give him every wish for good health during his tenure. The latest ONS estimates show that male life expectancy is falling. What analysis have the Government made of the social determinants of health that contribute to this decline, particularly many men’s lack of...

Assisted Dying Bill [HL] - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion (22 Oct 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I will focus on the past, the present and two possible futures. In the past, our nation’s hospice movement demonstrated our concern for the elderly and terminally ill. It grew out of shared western Judaeo-Christian foundations that value life in all stages and circumstances and the principle that God creates us and numbers our days. The more recent past saw assisted dying...

Child Poverty: Nuffield Foundation Review - Question (19 Oct 2021)

Lord Farmer: The Nuffield review outlined six elements for tackling early childhood poverty. Notably, these include, first, a multidimensional approach to multiple socioeconomic risks and the needs of families with young children, and, secondly, support for parental mental health and parenting from day one of a child’s life. What progress are the Government making in ensuring that all families have...

Government: Leadership Training - Motion to Take Note (16 Sep 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking my noble friend Lord Norton for this timely debate, which I fully support. I follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, by admitting that I come to it somewhat humbly, acknowledging my lack of experience as a Minister, an MP or a civil servant. Over the past 18 months, we have become more aware than ever of the importance of effective...

NHS: Hospital Visiting - Question (15 Sep 2021)

Lord Farmer: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure visiting arrangements in all NHS hospitals resume as soon as possible.

NHS: Hospital Visiting - Question (15 Sep 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. Do the Government collect statistics on the number of in-patients whose mental well-being deteriorates during their stay in hospital? Also, what assessment, if any, has been made of the impact of visits on patients’ mental well-being and recovery?

Universal Credit - Question for Short Debate ( 9 Sep 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for securing this debate and focusing on impacts. It has been said that the national insurance increases announced this week will hit the poorest and younger workers hardest, and these categories will often include UC claimants moving into employment, so not maintaining the uplift could be a double whammy for those...

Covid-19 Update - Statement ( 9 Sep 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, perhaps I might bring up the subject of antibodies. All the statements seem to be focused completely on vaccinations, yet there is growing evidence that those people who have had Covid and have had vaccinations are indeed almost super-immune even to variants. There was an article in today’s Telegraph about that. So my first question is, do the Government have any idea how many...

Afghanistan - Motion to Take Note (18 Aug 2021)

Lord Farmer: My Lords, it is my sincere hope that blood and treasure have not been squandered in vain in Afghanistan, but the global existential threat, the manner of foreign powers’ leaving and the immense and pervasive fear on the ground all amount to a desperately concerning and unstable situation. Yes, the Taliban are inviting women to join the Government and offering a general amnesty, but they...


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