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HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI thank the Minister for that additional clarification, but the reality is that it is one thing if those 3,100 pupils are spread across the country, but quite another if they are…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 71 and 72 in my name and express my support for Amendment 72A in the name of my noble friend Lord Black of Brentwood. Amendment 71 would…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, Amendment 65 is a probing amendment to understand the Government’s thinking in relation to faith schools. As we have heard on numerous occasions in Committee, our…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 60, I will speak also to Amendment 61. These amendments seek to probe the Government’s willingness to extend the definition for pupils with special…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI thank the Minister for his remarks and for addressing the points I made in relation to each of these amendments, in particular Amendment 58. I heard the Minister say that…27 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. The Government’s announcement in relation to breakfast clubs builds, obviously, on the approach of the previous Government, who…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillBefore he sits down, can the Minister respond to one point that I made? If he does not have an example today, perhaps he could write to me and share the letter with other Members…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillTo be honest, I do not have examples, but the Bill suggests that fees might be paid by means of “other consideration”. I would be grateful if the Minister could write to me about…27 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her engagement throughout the passage of the Bill and her willingness to meet and discuss different aspects of the legislation. I am also…11 Feb 2025HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]I think that equally plays into the argument that the Bill is not needed. If our system is naturally evolving with a strong core, the argument is made for the Bill being…07 Feb 2025HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull, on securing a Second Reading for her Bill, and I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate.…07 Feb 2025HANSARDRecruitment of TeachersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve recruitment of teachers.06 Feb 2025HANSARDSchool Accountability and InterventionMy Lords, no one in this House will disagree with the Government’s aspirations for every child in this country to receive a great education and to leave school with the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDRecruitment of TeachersI thank the noble Baroness for her reply, but could she be a bit clearer about the Government’s target of 6,500 new teachers? As she rightly pointed out, retention is extremely…06 Feb 2025HANSARDLifelong LearningMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Knight, on his tour de force opening speech. It fitted into the renaissance man—or maybe we should say renaissance woman—pattern…06 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 9, I will also speak to Amendment 15. As noble Lords know all too well, we have had considerable concerns about two elements of the set-up of Skills…05 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]I have had reassurance from the Minister that she will accept the three points that I raised around quality, value for money, and efficiency and effectiveness—or whatever were the…05 Feb 2025