Excellent and wide ranging contributions on early years, schools and post 16 education challenges affecting social mobility due to pandemic. Lots of great ideas to pursue in Oral Question next week in the Lords on social mobility.

More funding urgently needed for the early years sector including an increase to the Early Years Pupil Premium as discussed at recent Social Mobility APPG Even before COVID children from poorest background were already 11 months behind their better off peers before they start school

Absolutely delighted to take on the role of President of Money Advice Trust who do such a great job helping people with money worries. A real privilege and so central to current concerns of many individuals affected by the pandemic.

.Lib Dem Lords colleague Claire Tyler points out that cuts to Local Authority sexual health budgets stymies #0hivby30 . Asks for adequate budgets for local authorities

Very pleased to be discussing impact of the digital divide on social mobility at Social Mobility APPG. We don’t expect pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to buy their own books or other paper based resource materials. So why do we expect them to provide their own devises/IT access.

Co-chair Claire Tyler says education needs to be placed in the centre stage of the government's Covid-19 recovery response

No more secrecy. Big Pharma must publish the prices it charges countries for vaccines. For Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine, Morocco and Tunisia actually paid more than the government of France Daniel Bruce Lord Bethell Matt Hancock Lib Dem Lords Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

So important that the forthcoming Spending Review has a strong focus on wellbeing - ie what really matters to people - and that “ levelling up” isn’t all about large physical infrastructure projects.

This is so important and Government must make continuing access to mental health services a key part of their response to Covid.

Pleased to see former Health Secretary and Chair of the Health Select Committee Jeremy Hunt has also now realised that we need to fix self-isolation. Here's the proposal that I sent to Matt Hancock last week on the financial AND practical support needed: munira.org.uk/news/munira-ma…

It was an excellent debate and what we all want to see is ACTION from Government. We all agreed there was no need for further reports, consultations and Green Paper.

A pleasure to work cross-party with my colleagues from South Asian backgrounds to deliver this vital message on the importance of getting vaccinated. Please watch 🎥 and share widely 👇🏽

This is so important and there’s a great opportunity coming up to do something in the forthcoming Budget. Let’s hope Government acts!

Baronesses @floellabenjamin and Shas Sheehan, as well as Munira Wilson 🇺🇦 and Lib Dem councillors across the country are encouraging people from all communities to get vaccinated.

The pandemic has taken a huge toll on children & young people's mental health. The Govt must not overlook their wellbeing in its Covid recovery plans Claire Tyler & I are urging the Chancellor in his budget to provide a fund to schools for mental health support 👇

I'm so hoping the Chancellor heeds our call for dedicated funding for schools to support pupils' mental health and wellbeing as part of the overall catch up effort needed in next week's Budget

Delighted to publish our financial exclusion follow up report this morning calling on Government to establish a statutory duty of care for banks & other financial service providers to act in their customers' best interests - to be backed by legislation and enforced by the FCA.

Pleased to add my voice to all those calling for the £20 uplift to Universal Credit to be retained in the debate I led in the Lords today. Intriguing that the Secretary of State sat in and listened to the whole debate.....

The combination of rising food prices, soaring energy prices and the ending of the £20 Universal Credit uplift is creating a perfect storm. The Government must rethink and retain the uplift

If you're not sure there's a need to tackle financial exclusion... Did you know? 1/2 of those aged over 75 used their local bank branch last year, but those branches are disappearing. We need to protect access to face-to-face banking services and to cash.