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HANSARDGovernment Record on Education, Employment and WelfareMy Lords, I am very grateful for the contributions of noble Lords across the House to this debate. A wealth of expertise, experience and passion has been evident throughout. What…16 Jul 2026HANSARDGovernment Record on Education, Employment and WelfareTo move that this House takes note of the Government’s record on education, employment and welfare since July 2024.16 Jul 2026HANSARDGovernment Record on Education, Employment and WelfareMy Lords, I am delighted to open this important debate on the Government’s record on education, employment and welfare, as we reach the end of the Starmer premiership and move to…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 13 is supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord Foulkes. I will also speak in support of Amendments…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 17, 19 and 22 to 25 in my name, on which I am again grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and support Amendments…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendments 3 and 4 are in my name. I am grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. Although it is a pro bono position, I declare my interest as…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, although it is a pro bono position, I declare my interest as a board member of the London Marathon Foundation. Sport, as the Government rightly recognise, has a unique…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMinisterial Salaries (Amendment) BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord True, I add my support to this Bill. It seeks to rectify situations that, as Leader, I too sought to address but unfortunately did not succeed…14 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 203 in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran. Free schools have played an important role in raising educational standards over the last 15 years,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall very briefly add my support to Amendment 243C and, in doing so, declare my interest as a member of the board of the London Marathon Foundation. As we have heard,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I add my support to Amendment 114, which I believe provides a more flexible approach to achieving the Government’s aims of keeping down the cost of school uniforms while…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 191 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Knight, to which I have added my name. In doing so, I declare my interest as honorary president of…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, while welcoming the Government’s amendment to ensure that the child’s voice is heard in family group decision-making, I add my support to the amendments in this group in…14 Jan 2026HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025I know we are talking about English football in this debate, but I want to put on record my congratulations to the Scottish team for their epic victory last night and their…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, Progress 8 has been proved to have been a success, and, as my noble friend pointed out, the Francis review is clear that its recommendation is not to make any changes…10 Nov 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group. I declare my interest as a board member of the London Marathon Foundation. The amendments in this group call for a curriculum…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too speak in support of the free schools programme, Amendment 480 and the clause stand part notice in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran. As we have just heard so…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI accept what the Minister says—that of course the proposal for new free schools has to be properly interrogated, et cetera— but it has now been nearly a year. She alluded to the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I add my support to Amendments 436ZA and 436ZB in this group, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Knight. I declare my interest as honorary president of COBIS which, as…10 Sept 2025