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HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillWe have made it very simple to read by having lots of illustrations. There are about 30 illustrations, which is very unusual for a Select Committee report, because we thought that…04 Mar 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 35A, which is in my name and those of others. Before explaining its purpose, I say to the Minister that the whole House appreciates how…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I am glad we have got that little bit right. I first thank all the Peers who have spoken, including some Conservatives, in support of my amendment. As regards the number of days,…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I would like to seek the opinion of the House.21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all the Peers who have spoken, and I am glad to see I have some support—21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]It can get worse, you know. I am quoting from the documents so that they are on the record, so that when MPs see it they know I am not making this up. This is real stuff. Listen…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the first time that I have engaged on Report, and I gather that I have to speak to the various amendments I have supported. I certainly strongly support the one…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I wish to test the opinion of the House.12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I asked specifically about the skills fund. When it was published, the fund said that it had four items of expenditure—it is a huge fund of over £2 billion, and the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I warmly support the amendment moved by my colleague and noble and learned friend Lord Clarke of Nottingham. We are both members of the House of Lords Select Committee…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I owe an apology. Normally when I speak in this House I ad lib from a handful of notes and do not read out a written speech. The last time I read out a written…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to the amendment that my noble friend Lord Willetts has just spoken to and the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, concerning T-levels. This…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this debate. I will address principally Amendment 81 but also the general points raised by my noble friend Lord Lucas, the noble Lord,…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I will speak in support of Amendment 25 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman, Lady Sheehan and Lady Morgan of Cotes, and the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth. It…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Will my noble friend give way?06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I hope that the Minister will not, in her reply, dismiss this amendment out of hand and say it is totally unacceptable, because I suspect that, as the procedures develop for local…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Baker Dearing trust. I have four comments on this Bill. First, I welcome its proposals to create a skills plan for each town in…15 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I will speak on education. I welcome the speeches from the noble Baronesses, Lady Morris and Lady Garden, the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, and my noble friend Lord…12 May 2021