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28 October 2026

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Question and supplementary questions on improving access to Child Trust Funds for young adults lacking mental capacity, including alternatives to the Court of Protection and protection against abuse.

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Oral questions — Access to Child Trust Funds for adults lacking mental capacity

36:54

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH on access to Child Trust Funds — main question

36:54

Supplementary question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH on replacing the Court of Protection route

37:41

Question on bespoke processes for parents accessing funds

38:58

Question of The Baroness Pinnock on unclaimed funds and risk of scams

40:12

Question of The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff on a fast-track Court of Protection process

41:16

Question of The Rt Hon. the Baroness Kramer on using FCA powers to release funds

42:41

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC on securing a ‘quick fix’ from the Prime Minister

44:09

Question on unawareness of Child Trust Funds and the ‘release at 21’ campaign

45:03

Question on publishing information about Court of Protection changes

46:41

Question on proposal for automatic release of funds at age 21

47:03

Oral questions — Vocational GCSEs and disadvantaged pupils

47:28

Question of Baroness Barran on vocational GCSEs and government policy — main question

47:28

Supplementary question on evidence and impact on NEET rates

48:18

Question of The Lord Addington on advice to pupils and parents about vocational GCSEs

50:10

Question on aligning the vocational GCSE in construction with industry needs

51:23

Question on existing rigorous vocational subjects such as design and technology

52:29

Question of The Baroness Cash on NEETs and steering disadvantaged pupils towards vocational GCSEs

53:43

Question of M. Magid MAGID on data collection by background and publication

55:27

Question on broadening access to creative and technical subjects

56:39

Oral questions — Health effects of LED lighting

58:05

Question of Lord Davidson of Glen Clova on health risks of LED lighting — main question

58:05

Supplementary question on LED lighting and daylight in the new Moorfields Hospital

58:51

Question on high-intensity vehicle headlights and accident risk

01:00:13

Question of The Baroness Pidgeon MBE on regulation of LED beauty devices and advertising claims

01:01:24

Question of The Baroness Rafferty DBE FRCN on daylight exposure for intensive care patients

01:02:53

Question on artificial light at night, circadian rhythms and updating public guidance

01:04:08

Question of The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town on coordinating health and transport expertise on headlight glare

01:05:29

Question of The Lord Patel KT on children’s screen use and melatonin disruption

01:06:57

Oral questions — Budget of the Independent Football Regulator

01:08:15

Question of Lord Harlech on the budget and levy for the Independent Football Regulator — main question

01:08:15

Question on rising regulator costs, powers to challenge the budget and parliamentary scrutiny

01:09:09

Question on engagement with clubs over the proposed levy

01:10:26

Question of The Lord Addington on widespread losses in football and need for regulation

01:11:41

Question on whether the regulator’s £20 million cost is excessive given football’s finances and breaches

01:12:40

Question of The Lord Hayward OBE on inaccurate impact assessment and smaller clubs’ costs

01:13:44

Question on the regulator’s engagement with Parliament and early constructive interventions

01:14:58

Question on whether concerns about light-touch regulation and scope creep have been vindicated

01:15:37

Question on non-intervention by government in the Manchester City case

01:16:54

Question praising the regulator and State of the Game report and inviting ministerial congratulations

01:17:41

Conclusion of oral questions

01:18:47

Orders and regulations — Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2026

01:20:20

Approval of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2026

01:20:20

Urgent Question Repeat — Electronic monitoring of offenders

01:20:48

Effectiveness and coverage of electronic monitoring

01:20:48

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC on untagged early release prisoners and data transparency

01:20:48

Question of The Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames KC on tagging at source versus home tagging

01:23:01

Question on resourcing probation alongside tagging to reduce reoffending

01:25:09

Question on strategic direction and future rollout of electronic tagging

01:26:48

Question on private sector profits from tagging and pay conditions in HMPPS

01:29:05

Question on reoffending among early release prisoners subject to tagging

01:30:24

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath on the Serco tagging contract specification

01:30:57

Health Bill — committee stage (day 1)

01:32:16

Committee stage

01:32:16

Clause 1

01:32:16

Clause 1 stand part of the bill — agreed

01:32:16

Clause 2

01:32:57

Government amendments 1–3 to clause 2 — devolved consent for transfer schemes — agreed

01:32:57

Clause 2 stand part of the bill as amended — agreed

01:42:40

Clause 3

01:42:53

Clause 3 stand part of the bill — agreed

01:42:53

After clause 3

01:43:08

Amendment 4 of Earl Howe and Lord Kakkar — transition plan for abolition of NHS England — withdrawn

01:43:08

Amendment 5 of Lord Kamall and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, with linked amendment 211 — future of NHS Supply Chain Coordination Limited and value-based procurement — withdrawn

03:19:15

Clause 4

03:54:54

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb — Amendments 6 and 15–17 on strengthening the health inequalities duty

03:54:54

The Lord Patel of Crossbench — Amendments 7, 13 and 19 on a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities

04:03:55

The Baroness Cass — Support for Lord Patel’s amendments with focus on child health inequalities

04:10:56

The Baroness Tyler of Enfield — Amendments 8–10, 18 and 14 on duties, strategy and coastal health inequalities

04:11:53

The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath — Coastal health asks and Amendment 11 on fair GP distribution

04:22:07

Intervention supporting Lord Patel’s and Lord Hunt’s amendments on health inequalities and GP access

04:28:22

Intervention distinguishing health and healthcare inequalities; support for Amendments 11 and 14

04:30:32

Intervention on Amendment 11 — Need for timely GP access and continuity of care

04:38:52

Intervention on strengthening statutory duties to reduce health inequalities

04:40:17

Intervention supporting Amendment 18 and a cross-government health inequalities strategy

04:45:53

Intervention on a statutory duty and cross-government strategy to tackle health inequalities

04:51:00

The Lord Lansley CBE — Existing NHS Act duties on public health and implications for the bill

04:55:07

Intervention on social care inequalities and the Social Care Institute for Excellence

04:59:52

Intervention on learning-by-doing innovation and the NHS as a learning organisation

05:02:24

The Baroness Pidgeon MBE — Urban and coastal health inequalities and cross-government strategy

05:08:21

The Baroness Cash (Conservative) — Closing remarks on health inequalities amendments and GP access

05:12:21

The Baroness Merron (Labour) — Ministerial response on duties and strategies to tackle health inequalities

05:15:34

Intervenant 96 — Brief intervention to Baroness Merron

05:22:23

The Baroness Merron (Labour) — Continued ministerial response on health inequalities, GP access and amendment 6

05:22:27

The Lord Patel KT — Challenge on lack of explicit cross-government mechanisms in the bill

05:35:19

The Baroness Merron (Labour) — Defence of not embedding cross-government processes in primary legislation

05:36:08

The Lord Patel KT — Further query on why successful cross-government action is not codified

05:36:38

The Baroness Merron (Labour) — Final clarification on limited disagreement

05:36:56

Intervenant 87 — Conclusion of debate and withdrawal of amendment

05:37:07

Motion that the House be resumed and scheduling of dinner break business

05:38:01

Orders and regulations — Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (COTIF) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and regret motion

05:39:08

Opening statements on Railways Interoperability Regulations

05:39:08

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill — Introduction of the Railways Interoperability Regulations and Windsor Framework obligations

05:39:08

Regret motion on Railways Interoperability Regulations — Constitutional concerns and lack of consultation

05:48:41

Regret motion of Baroness Hoey on the Railways Interoperability Regulations — constitutional implications and business impacts

05:48:41

Intervenant 104 — Opposition to EU-imposed rail regulations and dynamic alignment

05:55:13

Intervenant 106 — Critique of government communication on the Windsor Framework and changing rule‑taker context

06:00:49

The Rt Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE — Concerns over democratic deficit, scrutiny and divergence

06:05:56

Intervenant 109 — Democratic accountability and consultation in Northern Ireland decision‑making

06:11:38

Intervenant 110 — Constitutional objections, territorial integrity and supply chain concerns

06:15:36

Mme Susy DE MARTINI — Support for regulations with concerns on scrutiny and consultation

06:21:19

The Lord Moylan — Critique of dynamic alignment and lack of democratic consent

06:25:14

The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE — Ministerial response on Railways Interoperability Regulations

06:31:08

The Baroness Hoey — Conclusion of regret motion debate and decision to press amendment

06:35:24

Division on Baroness Hoey’s amendment on consultation — question put and voting opened

06:37:03

Oral questions — Access to Child Trust Funds for adults lacking mental capacity (cont.)

06:39:00

Question from the Lord Bishop of St Albans — Access to Child Trust Funds for adults lacking mental capacity

06:39:00

Orders and regulations — Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (COTIF) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and regret motion (cont.)

06:40:32

Regret motion on Railways Interoperability Regulations — Constitutional concerns and lack of consultation (cont.)

06:40:32

Division on Baroness Hoey’s amendment on consultation — conclusion of vote

06:40:32

Vote on original motion to approve the Railways Interoperability Regulations — agreed

06:47:25

Health Bill — committee stage (day 1) (cont.)

06:48:09

Committee stage (cont.)

06:48:09

Clause 4 (cont.)

06:48:09

Amendment 12 moved by Lord Rennard — safeguarding national diabetes programmes and technology during and after abolition of NHS England — withdrawn

06:48:09

Clause 4 stand part of the bill — agreed

07:13:16

Clause 5 — Health and care partners and visiting rights

07:13:53

Amendments 21, 88, 89, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 214 — Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and Baroness Tyler — statutory health and care partners and strengthened rights for unpaid carers

07:13:53

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House of Lords

28 October 2026

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 Actual start 01:30 House of Lords

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36:54 - 36:57

Speaker 1

First oral question, Lord Young of Cookham.

36:57 - 37:03

Speaker 3

I beg leave to ask the question standing in my name on the order paper.

37:03 - 37:41

Speaker 4

My Lords, the government is considering all potential options to resolve the issue of access to child trust funds. The roundtable held in July, hosted by my noble friend Baroness Levitt, provided valuable perspectives on all options, and officials are moving forward with this work. The government cannot endorse the banks' exceptional process as it is not consistent with the framework established by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the common law principles that underpin it.

But we do recognize the need to find a solution to this problem so that this money can reach those who own it and need it.

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