Lord Laming

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 5,279 children have been stripped and searched by Metropolitan Police Officers; and what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) such action was appropriate and essential, and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the profits declared by companies providing children’s care homes; and what steps they are taking to prevent tax-payer funded care home providers from making excessive profits in future.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 9 November (HL3490), what assessment they have made of (1) the effects on children in care of waiting for the final report of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take in response to the report of the Competition and Markets Authority Children’s Social Care Market study, published on 22 October.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help the almost 500 children under the age of 18 held in youth detention to recover from the effects of being locked up for 23 hours per day over the past year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address the issue of vulnerable children in public care being placed in unregistered accommodation, (2) to ensure that such facilities fulfil their responsibilities to the children placed i...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to increase the funding available for family support and preventative services.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HM Probation Service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that local authorities carry out their duties as set out in the Children Act 1989.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of times children in public care change schools.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of children in care being placed outside their local authority area.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether any children in public care are being treated as a financial asset.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they continue to use their "good parent" policy in relation to children in state care.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in the care of local authorities in England are in foster homes provided by private companies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children, broken down by age, were excluded from school in the last complete academic year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the age of the youngest child to be excluded from school in England.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children being excluded from schools.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that children who are excluded from schools continue to receive a focused and thorough education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 27 November (HL11468 and HL11469), what action they are taking to require local authorities to provide high quality provision in their own areas for the children an...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 27 November (HL11468) that 41 per cent of children in care are being placed outside the area of the local authority responsible for their care and safety, what actio...