Children’s services departments
14 January 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Baroness Shephard of Northwold, former Conservative Education Secretary, will call attention to the functioning of children’s services departments in local authorities in a debate on Thursday 15 January in the House of Lords
Other Members scheduled to take part include:
- Lord Elton (Conservative); former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Security
- Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone; former Secretary of State for Health
- Baroness Sharp of Guildford; Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Baroness Verma (Conservative); former Opposition spokesperson for Health
- Baroness Massey of Darwen (Labour); former Director of Young People's Programme, Health Education Authority
- Lord Northbourne (Crossbench); independent spokesperson for Education and Children, especially disadvantaged and excluded children
- Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative)
- Baroness Perry of Southwark (Conservative)
- Earl Listowel (Crossbench); supporter of Centrepoint
- Baroness Morgan of Drefelin; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Government spokesperson, Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Baroness Morris of Bolton; Opposition spokesperson for Women and for Children, Schools and Families
- Baroness Walmsley; Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Children, Schools and Families
The debate will take place after 11.30am in the Lords Chamber.
Further information
- A-Z List of Members of the Lords
- List of speakers - Lords Government Whips Office
- Parliament Live - watch the debate live
- Lords Hansard - transcript available approximately three hours from the start of the debate