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HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapMy noble friend highlights a key area. The department funds the music opportunities pilot in 10 areas to assess the impact of targeted support for pupils from disadvantaged…20 May 2026HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapI thank my noble friend. This is, of course, a really important issue. Running alongside this is the requirement for Ofsted to develop toolkits with its inspections to make sure…20 May 2026HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapThe noble Lord raises a critical point, which I think was the basis of the initial Question. Too many children and young people in this country have no access to the arts in any…20 May 2026HANSARDDisadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment GapI suspect that, if we look across all 43 of the music hubs, some will be brilliant at doing exactly what the noble Baroness says. We need to make sure that there is consistency…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, again, I rise to say that I understand how important this debate is to everyone, but the speeches since I came into the Chamber have all been creeping over the…19 May 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I realise that everyone has a great deal to say in this debate. Unfortunately, the advisory time is four minutes. There are a significant number of speakers. If everyone…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I realise that everyone has a great deal to say in this debate. Unfortunately, the advisory time is four minutes. There are a significant number of speakers. If everyone…18 May 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogInterestingly, we can see the main causes of accidents highlighted in this. We know, for example, that level crossings are a critical point and that the weather is becoming an…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesIt is a very interesting dispute. ASLEF is on record saying that it finds the dispute bizarre because of its nature in terms of proposing a voluntary scheme that is not going to…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy understanding is that the reports are published and that it should be possible to look through them in great detail. Otherwise, what is the point? We need to learn from these…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogI thank my noble friend for those comments. Throughout tragic incidents, we need to remember the roles of the people who work on the railways, supported by their trade unions.…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesPart of the difficulty when we came into government in 2024 was that there was no agreement on the table around productivity between the private owners of TOCs and staff. I assure…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogAs I have clearly explained—I assume by his question that the noble Lord believes that we should describe it as a “backlog”—the complexity of these accidents and incidents…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesTo relate a small story to the noble Baroness, when I first became an elected councillor, there were proposals to pedestrianise the centre of Leeds, where I am from, and people…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesI wonder if the noble Lord has forgotten how much money and revenue was lost during strike actions under the previous Government. We have to remember that the Secretary of State,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April .28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesIn the recent dispute in London, the particularly disappointing aspect was that in fact, particularly last Thursday, 88% of journeys in London still took place. I think the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesI did wonder when I saw this Question if it would result in the question that the noble Lord asks. As a former local government leader as well, I am absolutely aware that the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in the name of my noble friend Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.28 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy information tells me that only 11 remain overall. Of course, I say “only”, but that is still a number. Five of the recommendations that are open are the responsibility of the…28 Apr 2026