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HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsCan the Minister tell the House what subsequent measures the DfE will put in place following reports from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission, and from Hertfordshire County…15 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, today’s debate covers some of the important areas so vital to a well-functioning society, but it is regrettable that the measures announced in the gracious Speech do…09 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Catering Facilities and RAACI appreciate that the Minister may need to give a written response to this, but how many children are currently being schooled online in temporary or non-classroom settings…23 Oct 2023HANSARDCultural Education PlanMy Lords, the number of creative studies teachers is on the decline in England: between 2011 and 2022, there was a 20% drop in drama teachers, 15% in music and 11% in art. The…17 Oct 2023HANSARDSchools: Music, Art, Craft and DanceMy Lords, as a former drama teacher and current chair of trustees of the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre, I know how important studying the arts is to children’s…16 Oct 2023HANSARDChildren’s Social Care Implementation Strategy (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I declare that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association, as noted in the register. I thank my noble friend Lady Morris of Yardley and all members of the…20 Sept 2023HANSARDA Failure of Implementation (Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the LGA, as noted in the register. We are here today as a result of the House of Lords Children and Families Act 2014…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 4, which would require the Secretary of State to publish a review of the lifelong loan entitlement before bringing in further regulations on…05 Sept 2023HANSARDPrison: Support for Dependent ChildrenMy Lords, we already heard that around 17,000 children’s mothers are sent to prison every year. How do we know the impact of separating mothers and children when the Government…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as noted in the register. As my noble friend Lady Twycross has already stated, the Labour Party supports the financial funding for students as…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, Amendment 9 simply asks for more information and guidance. The Bill has been drafted incredibly narrowly in comparison to the full scope of the LLE. I often told my…10 Jul 2023HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023My thanks go to the Minister for the clear and concise manner in which she laid out this statutory instrument and what it seeks to achieve. The Opposition welcome its current…05 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesMy Lords, among UEA’s alumni of novelists and Nobel laureates was a former colleague of mine. We taught together in the English department of a high school in Newport. Her…28 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismMy Lords, last March Matt Hancock told the Times Educational Supplement that the lack of neurodiversity training in initial teacher training is “striking” and needs to change. Can…22 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, this is an important addition to the education portfolio of legislation presented to this House by the Government, and from the outset I state the Labour Party’s support…19 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Uniform PoliciesI thank the Minister for her Answer and the statutory guidance being put in place. But the Government have never been clear about how they are going to assess the success of the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Uniform PoliciesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the recommendation of the Welsh Minister for Education that school governing bodies should review uniform policies, what assessment they…12 Jun 2023HANSARDFree Music EducationMy Lords, in Wales the National Music Service is carrying out a review of the terms and conditions for local authority-hosted music service teachers, commencing this autumn. It…12 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am afraid that you have the understudy. As a former leader of a city council, I have followed the Bill very closely. I am delighted to make a contribution, even if it…24 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeMy Lords, the Minister has given us a great deal of data this afternoon. However, the proportion of front-line officers is lower today than in any year since 2011, while the…02 May 2023