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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too support the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lady Barran. As she and my noble friend Lady Evans have pointed out, it is again not obvious why these powers…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendments 440 and 442 from the noble Lord, Lord Agnew. He tabled these amendments because of his concerns that the new national curriculum remains so…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI want to come in on this group to inject a note of pragmatism into the discussion. First, I observe that the current freedom does not seem to have created significant problems in…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Barran’s Amendments 428 and 429A to eliminate any potential confusion between two distinct regulatory regimes. I will not repeat what…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillPerhaps I could inform my noble friend that the oversight mechanism for ISI was first reduced a good many years ago when DFE asked it to remove the strand that involved monitoring…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to speak to this group of amendments on the poorly understood world of unregistered provision, including the types of religious institution that have had a lot of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to speak briefly on academy orders and to support Amendments 445B, 446 and 446A. My noble friend Lady Barran rightly said that I did not support the extension of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the noble Baroness for her comprehensive answer. I have heard much about good intentions and a great deal of hope being hung on the curriculum and assessment review, but…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I declare an interest: I am now a member of the Northern Ireland Curriculum Taskforce Advisory Committee. I support amendments proposed by my noble friend Lady Barran,…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I apologise for being a minute or two late arriving in the Chamber. I support Amendments 196 to 199 proposed, respectively, by the noble Lords, Lord Hampton and Lord…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to express some concerns about Amendment 183CD. Its intentions are clearly excellent, but there are nevertheless some real concerns to take note of here.…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI was hoping to speak to this amendment.23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is perfectly possible for children to log in on different devices. They can log into a social media account and the school can use broader control facilities to ensure that all…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Nash, and the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, in the amendments they have proposed. I also agree very much with the comments made by others,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI shall speak to several amendments—to Amendment 170, on a capacity plan, and to Amendment 134B, on planning. I declare my interest as a former Ofsted chief inspector, where I…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I would like to speak to Amendments 119 to 124 very briefly. We have touched on some very important points, and there is something that still needs to be crystallised.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 134, 143 and 178. Fostering is critical to the provision of good care for all children who need it, and it is a really tough job. In Committee so…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I speak to oppose Amendment 69AB, well-intentioned though it clearly is. I have several levels of concerns about the imposition of yet another duty. I believe that the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, for several reasons I support Amendment 37 from my noble friend Lady Barran. She and others have spoken about the enormous amount of change being imposed on the sector,…22 May 2025