Children and families
Children and families news from UK Parliament.
Lords debates Children's Homes regulations
Members scrutinise government changes to adoption register
19 June 2019
Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill: Lords third reading
Bill aims to raise age of criminal responsibility
13 June 2019
Lords debates NHS care home payments
House of Lords debates 'unrealistic' increases in NHS payments for social care
11 June 2019
Urgent question on Northamptonshire serious case reviews
Shadow Secretary of State asks Government about two Northamptonshire serious case reviews
10 June 2019
Urgent question on IFS report noting benefits of Sure Start
Sure Start has "major health benefits for children"
05 June 2019
Lords debates equal opportunities for young people
Members consider quality of life
17 May 2019
Lords debates mental health of children and young adults
Peers mark Mental Health Awareness Week
17 May 2019
Four short debates in the Lords
Members discuss vaccinations, grooming gangs and salmon stocks
15 May 2019
Lords debates issues facing disabled people
Members consider potential for improved treatment
10 May 2019
Policy must be rebalanced in favour of the young, say Lords Committee
Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision publishes report on 25 April 2019
25 April 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill signed into law
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill receives Royal Assent
29 March 2019
Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages
MPs debate the remaining stages of the FGM Bill.
11 March 2019
Local councils and other stakeholders questioned over road maintenance
Committee questions local councils, Transport for London and Transport for the West Midlands on local roads funding and governance
27 February 2019
Steve Brine MP gives evidence to Committee on sexual health services
Health and Social Care Committee hears from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care, NHS England, and Association of Directors of Public Health
26 February 2019
Lord debates NHS long-term plan
Members discuss case for integrated health and care system
01 February 2019