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HANSARDEarly Years InterventionsMy Lords, we know that the early years are key to children’s later life chances, and effective early support is crucial. That is why we have put unprecedented investment into…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHGV Driving TestsWe are heading into the ridiculous now, are we not? I answered that question when I answered my noble friend Lord Kirkhope. I could not agree more; this is very important and…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHGV Driving TestsYes, I know; we need to go right across the country, and we will do so.01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021No, let the Minister finish first.01 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsWill the noble Baroness ask her question and sit down? She is preventing other people from asking questions.08 Nov 2021HANSARDBiometric Recognition Technologies in SchoolsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for bringing to the House’s attention the important matter of facial and other biometric recognition technologies in…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their comments. There is clear support across the House for these amendments and I am glad we have reached an agreeable solution on these important issues.…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for his advocacy for learners with special educational needs and disabilities. I thank the right reverend Prelate for…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I did mean to mention that, so I apologise. There will be details on continuous professional development in the skills White Paper, which is committed to supporting…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate, the noble Lords, Lord Storey and Lord Aberdare, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle and Lady Sherlock, for taking…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I think we have all been in this Chamber for too long today, my Lords, and the brains are not working. But I do not do the scheduling; if I did, we probably would not still be…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, it is the turn of the Front Bench.21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]On how this will work in practice, an enforcement body is not specified on the face of the Bill and therefore any supporting investigations and prosecutions would fall to the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandThree minutes.14 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I offer many apologies to the noble Lord, Lord Watson. It was so rude of me. I am afraid my tummy overtook my brain, not for the first time. Apprenticeships are at the heart of…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss apprenticeships. We have already heard from several noble Lords today about apprenticeships. They are at the heart of the…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Could you speak a bit louder?12 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps etc.) (England) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Bethell and with the leave of the House, I beg to move the three statutory instruments in his name en bloc.15 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is my first time back at the Dispatch Box for quite some time, so I feel a complete novice, I can tell you. I offer my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady…10 Sept 2021