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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene in what has been a wide-ranging debate. I must admit that I have felt increasing sympathy for the Minister. I do not think I have seen anybody quite so…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak briefly. This amendment is in the spirit of many of the amendments that were moved before. Basically, we need it to see what is coming and get some…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to the two amendments in this group that have my name on them, Amendments 9 and 11. Both deal with smaller aspects of this, although we have a big report…08 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League FinalMy Lords, will the Minister expand on the idea of liaison between the various police forces? Not just the English and French police should be talking to each other; there should…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Watson, said that the graveyard slot for Back-Bench speakers is a difficult one because everybody has already said everything. If I cast my mind…23 May 2022HANSARDGambling: Loot BoxesMy Lords, I recently spoke to a member of the gaming industry, who described loot boxes as a thoroughly nasty, money-making scheme based on the dopamine hit of playing and…19 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a challenge and a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morris. Following up on one point, I would say that she is absolutely right: I do not think…17 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberMy Lords, will the Minister take back to his friends in government that, if they are going to come out with rather bizarre statements like this with no notice or consultation,…16 May 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, further to my noble friend’s question, if a school does not have a governing board, how can we get any benefit from it? Will we change this in the next Queen’s Speech?28 Apr 2022HANSARDEnglish Football: Independent RegulatorMy Lords, does the Minister agree that all professional sport has had problems? Community-based clubs representing us nationally in both forms of rugby, for example, have come…25 Apr 2022HANSARDChannel 4 PrivatisationMy Lords, following on from the last question, would the Minister give us his thoughts on which other body could have done the work which has been done for the Paralympics and…05 Apr 2022HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillMy Lords, I feel that this is one of those Bills that makes us ask why we need to do this. The noble Lord has covered that, but, at its heart, it is because when we debate a big…01 Apr 2022HANSARDChelsea Football ClubMy Lords, would the Minister like to consider just how much easier the Answer to this Question would be if they had actually implemented an independent regulator for English…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy Lords, first I remind the House of my declared interests in this field: I am dyslexic; I am president of the British Dyslexia Association; I am a long-established user of…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools: Creative Subjects and the English BaccalaureateMy Lords, the Minister has told us on numerous occasions that the Government like to listen to employers. When Netflix representatives came to speak to my group, I asked them what…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperMy Lords, there is a great deal in this White Paper on special educational needs and teacher training. Indeed, teacher training is the main thrust of it. Then we talk about 90%…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, as we all struggle through this slightly unfamiliar process, the amendment I have down was inspired by the letter we got from the Secretary of State. I was told, as the…24 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I beg to move and wish to test the opinion of the House.24 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]At end insert “and do propose Amendment 21B instead of the words so left out of the Bill—24 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyMy Lords, will the Minister take into account the fact that sporting and artistic voluntary groups are almost by definition an answer to this problem? What are the Government…23 Mar 2022