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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the 7p increase to infant school meals announced yesterday by the Government has generally been received as inadequate. Labour’s amendment compels the Secretary of State…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her reply. Nevertheless, our concerns remain, and much of what my noble friend Lord Davies has discussed is worthy of support. But in terms of our…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, if I can beg the Committee’s indulgence for a second, it is my birthday today.15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]For the second successive year, I am here in the Chamber debating an education Bill. At least when I taught, I could leave at 4 pm. For the avoidance of doubt, this group is about…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]If I may intervene, much as I laud Kirsty Williams, who was a Liberal Member of the Senedd, that was under a Welsh Labour Government of which she was the sole Liberal Member. I…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, we degrouped the amendment because, although it was related to an earlier group, we wanted a specific ministerial response on this policy choice to remove local…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionI am glad that the Minister noted that the Government fully support the Sewel convention, because Minister for the Economy, Vaughan Gething, confirmed in writing last week to the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]We see that this group concerns the Secretary of State’s power to make regulations for any education legislation to apply to academies. Thus, some may see this as redressing the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, I just ask a simple question: when?13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]It is a real pleasure to follow my noble friend. She is absolutely right: this is about profession. My Lords, we asked to de-group this amendment from that of my noble friend Lord…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a wide group of amendments. I shall speak first to Amendment 49, which says that, within a year, the Secretary of State must consult on whether the Bill is…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for asking those questions about the good things that we are doing in Wales, and to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for raising…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSewel ConventionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of occasions that legislative consent has been rejected by the devolved legislatures since December…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]We have had an excellent debate from so many noble Lords. I shall try to be concise, because so much has already been said. This group of amendments again seeks to put safeguards…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The Minister noted that the Government want a more transparent and accountable way forward, but this whole debate has seen strong arguments from all sides of the House, from…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, this group is another trying to put safeguards around the Secretary of State’s powers to set academy standards. In the absence of proper parliamentary scrutiny…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 22 and 37 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Chapman. This group of amendments covers the other side of the argument—the matters for…08 Jun 2022HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyOne of the important recommendations in the strategy was to ensure that the hidden poor and those with no voice, such as victims of modern slavery, the homeless and victims of…06 Jun 2022