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HANSARDPlurilingual and Intercultural EducationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in response to the recommendations of the Council of Europe of 2 February (CM/Rec(2022)1) on the importance of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDPlurilingual and Intercultural EducationMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I remind the House of my language interests, as set out in the register.18 Oct 2022HANSARDPlurilingual and Intercultural EducationMy Lords, I am pleased, of course, that as one of the 47 members of the Council of Europe, the UK signed up to this recommendation and I am encouraged by the positive words from…18 Oct 2022HANSARDIran: Women’s RightsMy Lords, with teenage girls being beaten to death in the streets for protesting, I press the Minister to agree that now is not the right time for the World Service to scrap its…12 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, both today and yesterday, many noble Lords have spoken about how Queen Elizabeth embodied the values and identity of our country. However, she also embodied an…10 Sept 2022HANSARDBritish BaccalaureateMy Lords, will the Government accept the Times education commission’s recommendation that bursaries for trainee language teachers be restored to the same level as for science and…21 Jun 2022HANSARDInternational Development StrategyMy Lords, why is the strategy silent on the importance of international volunteering programmes, especially by young people? Will the Minister also say whether the FCDO is…06 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, sometimes the success of foreign policy, defence or international trade will depend on people using their foreign language skills, either as an integral part of their…18 May 2022HANSARDForeign Languages: Economic ValueTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the research by Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett and others The economic value to the UK of speaking other languages…29 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign Languages: Economic ValueMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interests as co-chair of the All-Party Group on Modern Languages and as…29 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign Languages: Economic ValueMy Lords, the Mandarin Excellence Programme has shown that high standards can be achieved in state schools without impinging on other priority subjects, so will the Government…29 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, in supporting Amendment 84B, I declare my interest as a member of the MoD’s former assurance committee on locally employed civilians, set up to monitor the intimidation…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 34 is in my name, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for her support. I am also extremely grateful to the Minister for meeting me last Friday to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply and all other noble Lords for their support on this amendment. I was very happy to hear the Minister’s commitment, having discussed it…02 Mar 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am an enthusiastic supporter of this Bill and am delighted to have the opportunity today to put some of the reasons on record. I spoke in support of a similar private…28 Jan 2022HANSARDCapita: Turing Scheme ContractTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used to determine the award to Capita of the contract to administer the Turing scheme after March 2022.27 Jan 2022HANSARDCapita: Turing Scheme ContractMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages.27 Jan 2022HANSARDCapita: Turing Scheme ContractMy Lords, is the Minister aware of the significant disquiet within the HE sector about this contract, notably from the University and College Union and the University Council of…27 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, the Minister will perhaps not be surprised that I want to raise a number of issues concerning the Afghan civilian interpreters who worked with the British military. I…24 Jan 2022