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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I looked at these amendments and what struck me is that there did not seem to be an awful lot of trust in the Government on this area. I think we are all very worried about this…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I do not want to rehash everything that has been said. I think that most noble Lords who have spoken support this idea in principle and want to see it work, so I hope the Minister…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I think the noble Baroness knows what we are getting at here. She has said that she will endeavour to come back with something concrete for us, and that is appreciated. However,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I will press the Minister. Should those amendments that she comes back with on Report, which is how I interpret what she has just said, be as substantial as we would hope and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]It is in some ways reassuring to hear what the Minister is saying. However, does she not accept that we have a situation where the lowest funding is going to parts of the country…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]It is pleasure to speak to Amendment 88 in particular. We are very pleased to see it. This is an important group of amendments. We believe that there is a need to do more in this…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I should perhaps declare an interest on the amendments moved by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chichester on behalf of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am a little confused. In the White Paper, the Government’s intention around MATs is quite clear. I think the noble Duke is seeking some assurance that that will not apply to the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I acknowledge the good manners of my noble friend Lord Hunt in not finding it too cheeky that we seek to amend his amendment. Our aim is pretty clear: we want to make sure that,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveMy Lords, it would not take very much parliamentary time—it could be done as a handout Bill to a keen Back-Bencher in the other place—so I do not think that the Government need to…14 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]We completely accept that the Bill as it stands does not legislate for new grammar schools, but is it the Government’s position that, should such an amendment be forthcoming in…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Given that the regulatory review seems to be so significant in the Government’s considerations and has come up many times, and that we are discussing pausing the Bill—I know the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The Government are in a bit of trouble here. I have not previously sat through a debate where there has been no support at all for what the Government are trying to do. I do not…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]It is pleasure to follow the recent speakers, particularly my noble friend Lord Triesman. That was an exceptional speech and his personal experience really gave us food for…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am grateful; that is helpful. Does the Minister intend to publish any guidance or examples? At the moment there is nothing, as drafted, to say whether these orders will be about…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I echo the comments that have been made in support of my earlier intervention. It seems extraordinary that we are grouping these amendments together. I have not been in this House…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I apologise, but I want to intervene on the Minister before she gets too much into her stride. I want to put on record the disappointment from these Benches that these amendments,…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, given the speeches we heard at Second Reading, and the conversations which have been had subsequently, I would be very surprised if Clause 1 leaves this House intact or…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]08 Jun 2022