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Scheduled Event - Wednesday 5th June
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Lords - Short debate - Main Chamber
External auditing deficiencies highlighted by the collapse of BHS, Carillion, Patisserie Valerie and London Capital and Finance
MP: Lord Sikka
Written Question
Mental Health Services: Children
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 11 are currently being provided with help with their mental health.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

At the end of February 2024, there were 222,448 people aged under 11 years old who had an open referral, of which: 93,385 have had at least one direct care contact, with a direct contact being defined as a contact recorded in the MHS201 Care Contact table of the Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS); 90,942 have had at least one attended direct care contact, with an attended direct contact being defined as a contact recorded in the MHS201 Care Contact table of the MHSDS, where the person was either recorded as attending on time and being seen, or attending late but still being seen.


Written Question
Revenue and Customs: Pay
Thursday 16th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to oral evidence by officials on the work of HMRC given to the Treasury Select Committee on 24 April, how many HMRC employees on 1 January had earnings at or below the national minimum wage.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

HMRC complies with the statutory requirement and all colleagues are paid the National Living Wage rate or above.


Division Vote (Lords)
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Sikka (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 124 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 213
Division Vote (Lords)
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Sikka (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 121 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 222
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 May 2024
Fly-tipping

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Scheduled Event - Monday 13th May
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Lords - Short debate - Main Chamber
Plans to address any external auditing deficiencies highlighted by the collapse of BHS, Carillion, Patisserie Valerie, and London Capital and Finance
MP: Lord Sikka
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 May 2024
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 May 2024
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 May 2024
Deepfakes: General Election

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