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HANSARDInitial Teacher Training ProvidersMy Lords, does the Minister agree that, although there may be a place for school-based training, the fact is that all schools are under tremendous pressure of resources, and that…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]Since I was not in the Government, I cannot tell the noble Lord what their thinking was. Sometimes the priorities of parties in government are not the right ones. I believe this…02 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a patron of Comprehensive Future. Although this Bill concerns a relatively small section of England’s schools, it is concerned with a…02 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.02 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]My Lords, writing notes to reply to a debate on the hoof when you are also listening to speeches is tricky, and something that clearly I must develop more fully. I thank all noble…02 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]I will conclude by thanking my noble friend Lord Hendy and saying to the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, that I do not think the word “abolish” was mentioned once in the debate. The…02 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThis is of very great significance; not just to me, not just to women, but to everyone who is trying to understand the Government’s intention with this legislation and in what…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIf I might just press the point: of course, if the young woman has the presence of mind to simply ask for proof of identity, that may very well not be obstruction, but she may be…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI invite the Minister to comment on the remarks that I and the noble Lord, Lord Beith, made at Second Reading, which my noble friend Lord Coaker referenced. If a police officer…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, not being a lawyer, I would never have dreamed of writing amendments of the technical nature of Amendments 114 and 115. None the less, having heard the speech of my…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti is unable to be in her place for this group, which affords me the opportunity to speak to Amendment 23, which would include in the Bill…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillBefore the arrival of the Minister in the Chamber, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, said that he would return to my point about picketing in the response to this group of amendments.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Hendy has added his name to Amendment 60. In his unavoidable absence, I will speak to that amendment in words which are largely his, although I…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI just seek some clarification. In response to the speech I made earlier about picketing, and since there is no intention in Amendment 60 to expand picketing, or any rights in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceMy Lords, in this Evidence Week, I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that researchers in the University of Sheffield have shown that, between 1995 and 2015, the finance…14 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation Technology: Oak National AcademyMy Lords, however good the materials from the Oak Academy may be, I was very pleased to hear what the Minister said about other materials. I would like her to reassure the House…07 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, clearly, there is a significant problem here. There is a system-wide failure if, as the report says today, officers were satisfactorily transferred between forces…02 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesMy Lords, levelling up will not succeed unless schools are fully funded. That includes teachers’ and other staff’s salaries, as well as energy bills and all other costs, which the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Horam. I have not heard him speak in this House before, and I am sure he has not heard me speak. I think the issue about…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation: PhilosophyIs the Minister aware that many primary schools in England follow a course and teach philosophy for children and that they achieved some very interesting results? Would she be…01 Nov 2022