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HANSARDSudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young PeopleI thank the Minister for that Answer. This week, Cardiac Risk in the Young will publish a study reporting on the cardiac screening of 104,000 young people aged 14 to 35 over a…05 Jan 2026HANSARDSudden Cardiac Death: Screening for Young PeopleMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name, I declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher in Hackney.05 Jan 2026HANSARDGirls: Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsMy Lords, it is me again; apologies. Four days in a row—and I think noble Lords all know my profession. STEM/STEAM, girls/boys: there is a bigger picture here. Every student,…18 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 353 and 355, which were so powerfully introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg. I express due deference to the thought-provoking…17 Dec 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: InvestmentMy Lords, it is me again, and I am still a teacher. We can agree that the SEN system could do better. School action plus was a really good halfway house to an EHCP, where a lot of…17 Dec 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, I declare an interest as a teacher at a state secondary school with over 50% pupil premium. I assure noble Lords that the food I taught my year 8 students about was…16 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hear that they can be fitted in an hour for under £200.15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI shall speak to Amendment 356G in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, who has spoken so forcefully on the subject. Drink-driving remains one of…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am not quite sure that I understood properly. The statutory instrument will allow parents to check whether somebody is on the barred list, but it does not seem to affect the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 337A, in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Spielman and Lady Doocey. As ever, I declare my interest as a state secondary school…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAs the noble Lord, Lord Bailey of Paddington, and the right reverend Prelate were saying, the fact that these people can set themselves up as tutors or much respected musical…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTechnology Adoption ReviewMy Lords, as a teacher, when anybody in the House says, “We need to teach people stuff”, I keep on saying, “Why do we not teach it in schools and why do we not teach it properly?”15 Dec 2025HANSARDWalking, Wheeling and Cycling PathsMy Lords, can the Minister update us on the review of floating bus stops, which are truly democratic in that they are lethal for everybody?01 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I briefly add my support to all these amendments, particularly the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Nash, which is fascinating. If we can get the software to do this,…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I too support Amendment 286A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Polak, to which I also would have added my name if I had been slightly more efficient. The right reverend…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCharities: Advancement of ReligionMy Lords, I declare, as ever, that I am a teacher. It is the wrong department, I know, but does the Minister agree that a lot of this can be combated in schools but that we need…26 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in my introduction I failed to acknowledge the help of the Children’s Society in their facts. I, too, thank noble Lords who took part in this very important and fairly…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, sits down, can I correct a quick note of fact? It is very kind of him to promote me massively, but I am a simple design technology…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 222 in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong of Hill Top, which she has so ably explained. All the amendments in this group seem to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 123 says: “Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must launch a consultation”— as a teacher, marking my own…19 Nov 2025