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HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsThe Government are completely right to invite students at years 10 and 12 to attend school on 1 June this year, because they will be taking GCSE and A levels next summer, but they…14 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMay I congratulate the Government on increasing the number of extra graduates this year? The number amounts to about 34,000, and the Government will insist on certain courses for…06 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote ProceedingsMy Lords, many congratulations to the team that has made this technological advance available. It is an historic day because we have shown that you can hold a Government to…21 Apr 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyMy Lords, I am sure the Minister is aware that the best cards are held by President Erdoğan, who, I understand, left yesterday’s discussions with Europe without any agreement.…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesI will finish in a moment; do not worry. The success of the Government in education over the next five years will depend on whether they manage to transform technical education…05 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesMy Lords, I warmly congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, on putting down for debate a subject in which the words “working class” and “education” are in the same sentence.…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, does my noble friend recall that the last time a Conservative Government built 300,000 houses a year was under Harold Macmillan, when Ernie Marples built them for him?…11 Feb 2020HANSARDSchools: Excluded ChildrenMy Lords, far too many pupils are expelled from our schools today and it is a disgrace. Teachers want to get rid of their most difficult children, particularly to improve their…27 Jan 2020HANSARDVocational Education and TrainingMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bridgeman on initiating this debate. I have been in the House for 23 years and I can barely remember any debate on technical and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitIf I might support what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, has said, it is about time that Parliament made up its mind on this matter. I thought that I would start in an…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitOh yes, there is no doubt about that. This is what troubles the House: he has got a deal that might pass and we might actually leave Europe, so this is an exciting and important…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitThere is no border on land and the border on the sea is largely a filter, because most of the trade between Britain and Northern Ireland in the future will be frictionless, as it…19 Oct 2019HANSARDSchools: Careers AdviceMy Lords, the Baker clause came into law last year. It allows apprenticeship providers, university technical colleges and other providers of technical education to go into schools…19 Jun 2019HANSARDNuclear Energy: Small Modular ReactorsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that at Sellafield there is a university technical college for training 14 to 18 year-olds? Last July, 80% of its leavers became apprentices in the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMuseumsMy Lords, I hope the Minister recognises the importance of small museums. The most successful small museum in London is the Cartoon Museum, which has been running for 20 years.…10 Jun 2019HANSARDApprenticeshipsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his personal support of university technical colleges. Some 30% of students from these 48 colleges become apprentices each year. The one at…13 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewMy Lords, I warmly welcome the Timpson report and the reaction to it that we have heard from the Minister tonight. I hope that it will lead to a significant reduction in the…07 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCould my noble friend reflect on the fact that it would be a great disappointment if, after he sat down, someone were to move that the following person who wants to speak should…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation: Art and DesignMy Lords, is the Minister aware that GCSEs in design and technology have fallen by 30%, which is disastrous? I therefore welcome the support for university technical colleges…17 Jan 2019HANSARDEducation: Treating Students Fairly (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate my old friend, the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, and the other members of the committee on the excellence of the report. As my life is largely taken over by…16 Jan 2019