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HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, would the Minister like to take this opportunity to assure the House that the Government are going to make sure that the big professional football clubs and other clubs,…22 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesI thank the Minister for that response. Does he not think it would be a good idea to be proactive and go to some of the smaller nations which do not have developed vaccination…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to athletes and support staff from any nation which requires such provision and is…17 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, the last shall probably be quickest on this. We have all, as is agreed, said that we need to do something that is coherent. This has not been coherent. We have had…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI walked into that, didn’t I? I thank the noble Lord. I turn to the next report I will have to read, from my friend the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. Special educational needs are an…04 Mar 2022HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillMy Lords, it is rather daunting to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker, who has been described today as the don in this field of career education by someone on his own side. I have…04 Mar 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, will the noble Baroness give way for a moment? If you have got a disability, it means you have trouble doing it. You have legal requirements that say you are not…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, this is a very odd Statement because it suggests one or two nice things but does not really give us much detail. As the noble Baroness has just pointed out, the noble…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeMy Lords, can the Minister give us some indication of the bureaucratic costs of delivering these courses outwith the schools? Surely, it would be better if the schools were…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education: T-LevelsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we need a better picture of universities— 115 is the figure I had found as well—that might sometimes offer only one or two courses? Students…24 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we have got into a situation where musicians are knee-deep in red tape? What are the Government going to do to release them from this,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Disability StrategyMy Lords, we have heard a great deal from the Minister—and we are all glad to—about money spent on initiatives. What are the Government going to do to bring them together as a…10 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool Trips: Passport and Visa RequirementsMy Lords, we have a problem with people wanting to learn modern languages. There is a declining rate of people studying them. Does the Minister accept that, if we want to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalMy Lords, will the Government go a little further on their attitude to some of the recommendations in the report, predominantly that the stewards—the people inside provided by…26 Jan 2022HANSARDRacism in English CricketI thank the noble Lord for that reply. I join him in saying that the noble Lord, Lord Patel of Bradford, is really doing us all a service here in taking this on. Will the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDRacism in English CricketMy Lords, on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.26 Jan 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: DisposalMy Lords, can the Minister assure the House that the principle that the polluter will pay is actually passed down to the producers of these items and they will ultimately be…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Media: Deaths of ChildrenMy Lords, this is one of those debates in which one has a developing feeling of sympathy with the Minister who is going to reply. Unfortunately, that feeling does not always…20 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccinations for School PupilsMy Lords, would the Minister give us a little bit more of an insight into the general policy for vaccination of children at schools? Although we have problems here, we have a…17 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, do the Government not agree that the arbitrary line of 18 metres has led to much of this confusion and the fact that people feel they have been trapped? Can the…05 Jan 2022