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HANSARDHorizon Accounting SystemMy Lords, probably one of the most shocking things is the amount of damage done to individual lives, made more so by the Post Office’s refusal to admit even the possibility that…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsMy Lords, does the Minister accept that certain hidden or non-obvious conditions, such as dyslexia, tend to be even slower to be picked up among the BME community than in others,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsMy Lords, I associate myself with the last few comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Watson. This is an unprecedented time and an unprecedented challenge. However, we still need a…19 Mar 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, would it not be a good idea for us to take on some better practice here? I pray in aid my noble friend Lord Paddick’s Private Member’s Bill, which suggests we ensure…18 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, do the Government accept that there are huge numbers of people who have moderate problems, which are being left for a long time and then have to be dealt with in the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, when I put my name down for this debate, I was thinking, “This is a good topic, there are lots of interesting things here”, but what exactly is the topic? We are talking…12 Mar 2020HANSARDSport England: Female ActivityMy Lords, the This Girl Can campaign has shattered stereotypes and changed the way we look at all of this. For that it must be commended and I hope it will continue to get…09 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness. I do not know if I agree with everything she said, but I agree with a lot of it. I volunteered to speak in this debate…05 Mar 2020HANSARDSchoolchildren: Dyslexia and Neurodiverse ConditionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the problems of and possible solutions for children in the school system with dyslexia and other neurodiverse…04 Mar 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister and her predecessor, who have gone through the rather odd process of having to do most of the work on the Bill twice. We have tried to engage to…04 Mar 2020HANSARDSchoolchildren: Dyslexia and Neurodiverse ConditionsMy Lords, I thank everybody who has put their name down to speak in this debate. I should probably declare my interests, which I am afraid are slightly legion in this case: I am…04 Mar 2020HANSARDChildren and Families: Early Years InterventionsMy Lords, this is one of those debates in which there has been an incredible amount of agreement. There has been a slight tonal difference, but the agreement has been…27 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a few comments. First, on my amendment, I think we covered part of the international co-ordination and spreading the events in the previous debate, but if…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]Just to be clear, the noble Lord has made a point that is so reasonable that I do not think anyone could disagree with it. Is it expected that subcontractors, et cetera, will meet…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]This is an interesting group of amendments about the funding of the Games. My initial reaction was that it is an interesting idea, but how does it affect these Games? My initial…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall say one or two words on the principle of what is going on here. This is a good thing. At every Games, there are little rows about which sports take part. When…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAlgorithms: Public Sector Decision-makingMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing this subject to our attention. The noble Lord, Lord Giddens, went for the big picture; I will, rather unashamedly, go back to a very…12 Feb 2020HANSARDHealth: Learning Disability and Autism TrainingMy Lords, there is an unpleasant familiarity about this debate. Anyone who has been here for any length of time has heard these issues raised before. The similar issue has also…10 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) MeasureMy Lords, I will say a few words on this. The right reverend Prelate brought forward a series of orders and so on that I feel would be difficult to disagree with; they seem…30 Jan 2020HANSARDSport and Recreational FacilitiesMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to her new role. The Government have a situation where schools that used to provide many of the facilities for junior clubs in their start-up role…23 Jan 2020