Debate on select committee report on Friday, 4 September 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Manningham-Buller. The answering member was Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change (Social Mobility Policy Committee Report)

Lords motion to take note of the report of the Social Mobility Committee on Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change (HL 201 2024-26). Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 859 cc381-404
Session: 2026-27
Department: Department for Work and Pensions; Select Committee on Social Mobility
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Social mobility: local roots, lasting change. Social Mobility Committee report
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Manningham-Buller | 859 cc381-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is hardly a more important subject than the future of our young people and their ...; Lord Winston | 859 cc383-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a huge privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for whom I...; Lord Willetts | 859 cc385-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the committee on an excellent report. I am sure it was the right approac...; Baroness Garden of Frognal | 859 cc386-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this was a fascinating committee with a very impressive chair and enthusiastic members....; Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone | 859 cc387-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too warmly applaud this report. What is so encouraging is that it does not have all t...; Lord Ravensdale | 859 cc388-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, for me, this journey started all the way back in 2024 when I proposed this topic as a s...; Lord Young of Cookham | 859 cc389-390 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, who reminded the committee ...; Lord Harlech | 859 cc390-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as a member of the committee, I also express my gratitude to our chair, the noble Baron...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 859 c391 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord has exceeded his speaking time.; Lord Harlech | 859 c391 (Link to this contribution)
It is advisory. In the absence of legitimate career paths—; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 859 c391 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord is right: the speaking time is advisory. However, given the number of speakers we ...; Lord Harlech | 859 c391 (Link to this contribution)
I will then put forward two direct questions to the Minister. First, will she advocate with the T...; Baroness Prashar | 859 cc391-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, and her committee for producing thi...; Baroness Porter of Fulwood | 859 cc392-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as we consider this issue it is also important to look at how it intersects with the cr...; Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell | 859 cc393-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I read the committee’s excellent report over the Summer Recess, when I spent time in Wa...; Lord Crisp | 859 c394 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend and her colleagues on an excellent and timely report...; Lord Evans of Rainow | 859 cc394-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I pay tribute to our formidable chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for ...; Baroness Stowell of Beeston | 859 cc395-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, and her committee on their t...; Baroness Wolf of Dulwich | 859 cc396-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I welcome this report, particularly its focus on local areas, and also strongly agree w...; Lord Addington | 859 cc397-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is one of those debates where the report, as the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-B...; Baroness Stedman-Scott | 859 cc399-402 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for leading this debate, and I than...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 859 cc402-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for both her leadership of the comm...; Baroness Manningham-Buller | 859 c404 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful for the positive reaction to our report around the House, even if some noble L...; Lord Addington | 859 c404 (Link to this contribution)
Before the noble Baroness sits down, I must apologise to the House. I forgot to declare my intere...
Subjects: Databases Disadvantaged Coastal areas Further education English language Universities Unemployment Rural areas Departmental coordination Training Vocational guidance Young people Vocational education GCSE Mathematics Social mobility Care leavers Information sharing Growth and skills levy
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Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change (Social Mobility Policy Committee Report)

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