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HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, in fact 30 local authorities were successful for funding, and there will be a full evaluation of the programme’s outcomes and impacts. A longitudinal study of…27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord on his knowledge of Cornish. Of course, it is important to have language skills so that you can stay close to your community.27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, we recognise the important and valuable contribution that volunteers make to English speakers who speak other languages. A series of resource provisions has been made…27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that excellent advice. Of course, good written English is very important. Being able to read will give people the joys of the English…27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, I thank my noble friend, who has written eloquently on the subject of the importance the English language to integration. Those applying for citizenship are required to…27 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, there is a requirement for those applying for citizenship to demonstrate that they have appropriate English language speaking and listening qualifications and for those…27 Jul 2020HANSARDInsolvency Act 1986 Part A1 Moratorium (Eligibility of Private Registered Providers) Regulations 2020That the Regulations laid before the House on 29 June be approved.24 Jul 2020HANSARDBarnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, the draft order that we are considering this afternoon, if approved and made, will implement the devolution deal agreed between the Government and the Sheffield City…24 Jul 2020HANSARDBarnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020That the draft order laid before the House on 29 June be approved. Relevant document: 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee24 Jul 2020HANSARDInsolvency Act 1986 Part A1 Moratorium (Eligibility of Private Registered Providers) Regulations 2020My Lords, we have had an interesting and very wide-ranging debate on the regulations before us today. I thank noble Lords on all sides of the House for their contributions. I…24 Jul 2020HANSARDBarnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, we have had an interesting and wide-ranging debate on the order before the House today, and I thank noble Lords on all sides for their excellent and helpful…24 Jul 2020HANSARDInsolvency Act 1986 Part A1 Moratorium (Eligibility of Private Registered Providers) Regulations 2020My Lords, the purpose of these regulations is to disapply the moratorium powers under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 for private registered providers. A separate…24 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, we have engaged with a series of virtual round tables, and the noble Lord is absolutely right that the response during the pandemic and the support for the vulnerable by…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, the government advice as published provides a framework for places of worship, including gurdwaras, to open safely, and of course it is down to local decision-making to…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, that is precisely the point of the review being conducted by Danny Kruger MP to look at how we can sustain the tremendous effort during the pandemic into the recovery…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, I wholeheartedly agree, which is why the faith round tables engaged with leaders of all our major faiths and those of the belief groups, recognising the importance of…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsWe recognise that the communication could have been better around individual prayer. I think that the guidance was shared with faith leaders in the places of worship round table…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, we need to make better sense of how government can work beyond departments, and I have engaged with my colleague my noble friend Lady Barran in DCMS in that endeavour,…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsMy Lords, I note the point raised around the licence fee and the importance of the television set in people’s lives but also recognise, as I said before, the great moves and…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChurches: Reopening of BuildingsI certainly will. The move by all faith communities towards online worship has been simply incredible. In fact, it has enabled them to reach further into communities and it is to…22 Jul 2020