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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to speak briefly to Amendments 23, 24, 25 and 27, to which I have added my name, and Amendment 26, which, alas, I overlooked but with which I absolutely agree. I…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it is interesting to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, because I do not entirely agree with her characterisation of what is going on in schools. I believe that there…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I intervene briefly to say that an enormous amount of work could and should be done on the curriculum. The fact is that we are into the 21st century, and fantastic work is being…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I find myself following the noble Lord, Lord Nash. I wanted to say that it was a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker, but it is equally a pleasure to follow…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will add to the question of “academies or maintained schools”. During the coalition Government, when Secretaries of State, often from the party opposite, talked about…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, given the lateness of the hour, I will comment but briefly. Notwithstanding that some of us on these Benches have found this a difficult Bill to amend in the way we…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, with education being such a central and critical service to a well-functioning society. Before I continue with my remarks,…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the Queen’s Speech was described as thin on education and so has proved the Schools Bill, as my noble friend Lady Wilcox said. At a time when there is so much to do in…17 May 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage greater diversity on school governing bodies.28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityI thank the noble Baroness for that response. Does she agree with me that all state-funded schools should have parent and community governors who reflect their locality? Employers…28 Apr 2022HANSARDEmployment BillMy Lords, the all-Peers letter to which my noble friend Lord Hendy has already made reference contains an excellent proposal to ask European ferry operators and unions to agree a…06 Apr 2022HANSARDEducation: Multi Academy TrustsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lingfield, on bringing this debate, and I absolutely welcome the opportunity to speak in it, but I may not make remarks that are…06 Apr 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewIs the Minister absolutely confident that there will be sufficient funding going forward? I have one specific question. Why is it that the special schools with alternative…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Watson has had a good deal more time to look in detail at this Green Paper than I have, but I look forward to some conversations about it with the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperMy Lords, I do not doubt the commitment of the Minister to equality for all children. However, in responding to the White Paper, the National Children’s Bureau comments that too…29 Mar 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy Lords, I rise extremely briefly to add my support to the Bill and to acknowledge that the question of “nothing about us without us” is very significant. I began teaching in…18 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is a key opportunity to do something really significant for the health of the nation, from the youngest to the oldest, and for all the groups we refer to as…16 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)My Lords, I rise to speak in the gap. I come late to this, having not been part of the committee but knowing that there is much more to do in the electoral system. As noble Lords…11 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022My Lords, in 2016, I was not yet a Member of your Lordships’ House and I protested on many occasions, very loudly, outside this House at the trade union legislation then going…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHigher Education: T-LevelsMy question follows rather well from the previous question. In the information to employers, the Government say: “At the heart of each course, a 45-day industry placement will…24 Feb 2022