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HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionMy Lords, the disparity of outcomes between private and state school pupils is well evidenced, and I welcome the commitment to equalise opportunities by rebalancing investment,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceMy Lords, may I press the Minister on what the Government will do to ensure access to mental health support for those children with disabilities and special educational needs? We…24 Jul 2024HANSARDHousehold Support FundMy Lords, despite household support fund guidance making it clear that local authorities should consider the needs of low-income families that cannot work, particularly those with…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I join the rest of the House in welcoming the Minister, congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, and noting the contribution of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran,…19 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia Bill23 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their support, and the sector organisations that have campaigned and briefed us all. I am disappointed that the Minister is unable to accept…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 2 and 4 in my name. I am grateful to my co-signatories, to other noble Lords around the House and to the Citizens’ Forum for Public…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 16 and 17 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie. I will not repeat the excellent arguments that she and her co-signatories…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 2, 3 and 7 in my name. I declare any relevant interests in the register, noting that while my own media interests have ceased, I retain…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his, as ever, thoughtful and considered response. I am not sure that I completely share his view that broadcaster-specific agreements…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill08 May 2024HANSARDEducational Trips and ExchangesAs we are slightly under time, can the Minister say something about the closure of the British Youth Council, particularly the resulting loss of international exchange and the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEducational Trips and ExchangesMy Lords, last month I spoke at the launch of the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on youth engagement, and, as my noble friend Lady Coussins has already noted,…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, the Minister will know that there are many thousands of individual special needs teachers who go that extra mile in meeting the very individual needs of young people…15 Apr 2024HANSARDLocal Government FinancesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for securing this debate. As trailed by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I will indeed use this opportunity to highlight…21 Mar 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, and, given what I intend to cover in the second half of my speech, it is something of a coincidence, too. I…28 Feb 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate and I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for focusing her seemingly inexhaustible energies on this important…22 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife Crime: Violence Reduction UnitsMy Lords, how many of the VRUs include domestic and gender-based violence within their definition of serious violence? Does the Minister agree that artificially separating public…20 Feb 2024HANSARDOfsted: Pupil Absence RatesMy Lords, we know that children with profound and multiple learning difficulties, physical disabilities and social, emotional and mental health special educational primary needs…13 Feb 2024