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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, we welcome this probing amendment, introduced by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham and supported by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and my noble friend…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Janke. We have heard that this amendment would provide for individual skills wallets, which may be used by a person to…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 86 in the name of my noble friend Lord Touhig, which would grant the Secretary of State the power to allow sixth-form college corporations to convert…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, as furlough ends, no community will be untouched by unemployment. It is vital, therefore, that a joined up, place-based employment, skills and careers system offers…19 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, before beginning my focused comments, I was going to pick up on the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, but my noble friend Lord Griffiths has explained…16 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I agree with my noble friend Lord Liddle that local authorities and devolved Administrations are best placed to deal with local skills planning. I reiterate to the Minister that,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I move this amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie. This amendment sets out the complementary roles of schools, colleges and universities by…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for the further explanation. I will analyse it in greater detail when I read it in Hansard tomorrow. The point from the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, about…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Amendment 30 requires that the Secretary of State must publish LSIPs and distribute them to schools and all post-16 education providers. However, there is little point in having a…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 74 probes the charging of fees in connection with entries on the list of relevant providers. The Bill would enable the Secretary of State to make regulations…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]It is another country.15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am moving this amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Watson and, with the scratchers from this group, it looks as if it is just Front-Bench contributions. If…15 Jul 2021HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021In this debate, we have learned that the reception baseline assessment is a short assessment taken in the first six weeks in which a child begins reception. As my noble friend…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNon-fatal Strangulation and SuffocationMy Lords, this amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill was hard fought for by victims and by Members across all parties in both Houses. What steps are the Government taking to ensure…08 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as in the register. Amendment 17 seeks to ensure that LSIPs cannot place an unreasonable burden on providers. Although we aim to amend…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened carefully to the many excellent contributions in this debate. Much has been said so I will self-edit as I speak, in much the same way as I used to five…06 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesMy Lords, may I press the Minister a little further on her previous reply? The TUC report found that there was likely to have been significant underreporting in the number of…05 Jul 2021HANSARDMilitary Personnel Overseas: VaccinationsI listened carefully to the Minister’s reply to my noble friend Lord Coaker, but press her a little further on this area. I am sure she would agree that it is government’s first…01 Jul 2021