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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I really enjoyed that speech. I was thinking more of the “1812 Overture” than the “Rite of Spring”, given how many borders and immigration Bills I have been through here…02 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we have heard some highly respected voices this afternoon, and I want to put two or three things on the record. The noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, rightly draws…20 May 2025HANSARDBBC Sounds: Access from AbroadTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about its decision to deny access to BBC Sounds for people travelling or living abroad; and what the…14 May 2025HANSARDBBC Sounds: Access from AbroadSince laying this Question, and as a supporter of the BBC, I have been pleased to have a dialogue, but I am sure my noble friend would agree that if it is to be “our BBC” then…14 May 2025HANSARDPupil AbsenteeismMy Lords, I am sure my noble friend will know that, in the last academic year, the number of those absent more than 50% of the time went up by a staggering two-thirds—so we have a…07 May 2025 Bills sponsored (1)