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HANSARDYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025. Relevant document: 19th Report from the Secondary…06 May 2025HANSARDEast Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 19th Report from the Secondary…06 May 2025HANSARDCornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025I can absolutely do that. Statutory duties will be expected, but I think that we can all be very pleased to know that the balance is genuinely being devolved down to other areas.…06 May 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationThe really important part about the consultation for the centre is partnerships and how, through them, we can bring together all the partners around the music hubs that exist and…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationI know, from my experience of working with her over many years on the contribution of the creative industries to the economy and beyond, that my noble friend will continue to…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationThe noble Lord raises an interesting point. The national centre will be an umbrella organisation, building on the existing hubs and working with schools. It is critical that…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationI thank the noble Earl for introducing this. I do not have the specific answers that he seeks. I am very happy to take this away and look at it in more detail. However, the most…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationI thank the noble Baroness. She will know, from my personal interest and involvement with the dance sector, that I know that it feels that it needs to have a louder voice; she has…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationAgain, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, because I know the amount of work that went in, led by her and other colleagues. I reassure the House that although the report has…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationI start my reply by thanking my noble friend for her contribution in this area in the other place and her continuing interest in our noble House. I assure her that the department…23 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Centre for Arts and Music EducationMy Lords, this Government are committed to improving access to music and the arts, which is why we are launching a new national centre for arts and music education. We intend to…23 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, it gives me enormous pleasure to respond to my noble friend Lady Keeley’s amendment. I had not joined the team during Committee, so I was not present at the meeting that…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for his comments and express my thanks also for the many contributions made by noble Lords around the House. The noble Earl, Lord…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will move Amendment 16 and speak to all the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend the Minister. I speak first to Amendments 17, 18, 19, 21, 36, 39,…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowIt is the turn of the Lib Dems.25 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesIt is the turn of the Cross Benches.20 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesIf we conduct our business appropriately, we will still have time for other Members to come in. We have not heard from the Liberal Democrats.20 Mar 2025