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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, that concludes the Committee’s proceedings on the Bill. I remind Members to sanitise their desks and chairs before leaving the Room.20 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment seems such a good thing, but I really doubt whether all the administration it involves is actually necessary or desirable. Governments are not always very…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I briefly add my support to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, which would ensure that any conversion to academy does not mean abandoning the religious…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am always loath to take issue with the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, who generally is a very good thing, but on this amendment I express long-felt reservations that…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I added my name to Amendment 80 from the noble Lord, Lord Watson, but I also strongly support Amendment 76 from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Clarke, and the noble…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I bring apologies from my noble friend Lord Storey, who is in foreign parts but assured us, before he went, that he would be able to get connectivity and come in and…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for that positive reply, and those who supported the amendment, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for their…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment, so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, raises an issue that engaged us at Second Reading—namely, the relationship between Ofqual and the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, once again, I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Addington on special educational needs. I am sorry that we seem to have seen off all the Back-Benchers. It gets a bit…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Baker, has dropped out; Amendment 40A has not dropped out.15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, my role in this group is really to add support to my noble friend Lord Addington, who knows more than I ever will about special educational needs. He and the noble Lord,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 63 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, who is rapidly becoming my noble friend at this rate. I support all the others in this…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, as last week, I have added my name to Amendments 15 and 33 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and I support his Amendment 85. He set out very clearly why those…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I aim to speak succinctly in my contribution and hope that other noble Lords will follow suit. I do not look forward to going on until midnight for the next three days…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 27 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Aberdare, and Amendment 30 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Invergowrie. These…15 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillWe now come to the group beginning with Amendment 297A. Anyone wishing to press this or anything else in this group to a Division must make that clear in debate. Clause 135:…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe.14 Jul 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessWe now come to the Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021. My Lords! Lord Storey, I am standing. The time limit for this debate is one hour.13 Jul 2021HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Cargo Ship) (Bilge Alarm) Regulations 2021The noble Lord, Lord Bhatia, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson.13 Jul 2021