"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement of the Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police that children involved in county lines drugs gangs should be seen as victims not criminals...." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply. The chief constable points to the lack of family and security in these children’s lives and to the need to bridge the gap between dysfunctional homes and school. That is exactly what the family hubs promised in the Conservative manifesto …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, is my noble friend aware of whether any quantitative Treasury analysis has been done on the effect of family breakdown and dysfunctional family relationships on productivity? If so, what conclusions were reached?..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bird, with his always stimulating, fresh-thinking and original approach to this subject. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, on securing this debate. There is much to welcome in the Government’s plan to transform the national …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech
"My Lords, many of your Lordships kindly gave time on 2 November to speak in the take-note debate on A Manifesto to StrengthenFamilies. Signed by over 55 honourable Conservative Members from the other place, the aim was to make it crystal clear to senior members of the …..." Lord Farmer - View Speech