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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I should now mention my noble friend Lady Garden, so that all three of us who have covered the Front Bench can be in on this one. I am not surprised that the Government…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, having had a look at this amendment, I really put my name down to speak to ensure we can thank the Government when they correct things on the go. It is a precedent that…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this group of amendment refers to careers guidance. They are very appropriate to go into the Bill, and many different options run through them. The one tabled by my…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend—despite the fact that he has been defeated by the wonders of technology—here addresses one of the other problems we have. Something went from students…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been an interesting debate and one which brought, I am afraid, horrible reminders for me about the situation on special educational needs. Something should…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am trying to sum up what has been said. Apart from anything else, “Storey-cum-Addington” from the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, sounds like a small village in a not very…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, once again I find myself stepping into the shoes of my noble friend Lord Storey. Regardless of how comfortable those shoes are, I will do my best. This is something…19 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, when I first saw the title of this Bill, I shuddered because I thought it was going to say, “Let’s take something out of the curriculum and stick this in for the worthy…16 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, in speaking on this bit of the Bill and this amendment, I feel like the reserve coming in to fill in for somebody else as my noble friend Lord Storey initially had his…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]At least I have got that confirmed; I thank the noble Baroness for that aside. The point here is about “Students like us, how do they do and what do they go through?” I have heard…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments, because I think everybody would agree that universities as institutions have a duty of care to their students. They are…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for bending the rules quite positively there. There will be a continuation of this discussion but I thank her for that and beg leave to withdraw the amendment.15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is an odd one. Actually, I do not think that response really hit it, because there is supposed to be a report. The noble Lord, Lord Watson, pointed out that it is…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, the intention of this amendment is straightforward. It is to probe and clarify. When you are training teachers in this field, can they be sure of the 20% to 25% of their…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is one of those occasions where I thought I knew what I was going to say before the debate started, but I have changed my mind—or, at least, my words—considerably…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been an interesting debate. My probing amendment got the reply, “Yes, we actually know what it means: it’s in the guidance”. If it had been put on the face of…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I almost feel that the noble Lord, Lord Lingfield—indeed, as we discovered in a debate in this House, my noble kinsman Lord Lingfield—should be the one opening this…15 Jul 2021