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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 61, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Amendments 62 and 71, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Polak…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSchool Inspections: FundingMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I, like the noble Lord, Lord Baker, have been “Ofsteded”. Moving on from his question, while I feel that Ofsted’s methods and judgments…17 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I too have added my name to Amendment 1. The great thing about following my noble friend Lord Russell is that I need to say very little. The beauty of this is its…16 Apr 2024HANSARDStudent Loan Interest RatesMy Lords, as ever, I declare my interest as a teacher. Does the Minister agree with me that this is part of a wider conversation that too many students these days are being sold…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSchool Meals for ChildrenMy Lords, I declare an interest as someone who has eaten more school meals than I care to mention, most of them very good, and as someone who rather unwillingly teaches food at…20 Mar 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentMy Lords, I join the chorus of thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for tabling this debate; I pay tribute to her boundless energy. I would love to have the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to my Amendments 103 and 103A, which the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, has already talked about. I am grateful for the support of the noble Lords,…07 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 8, 18 to 20, and 27, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, to which I have added my…06 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak in support of Amendments 1 and 4 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. We dealt with safety a lot in Committee, and it is paramount. This is the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 30 and 44 to 46 in this group, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool. Others have spoken at length and much better…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this extraordinarily wide-ranging debate, which seemed to come down to three strands. The first was collaboration and how local…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to my Amendment 53, which would insert the concept: “Collaboration may include the co-location of services in accordance with the Child House…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, this is where I again declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher in east London. I will speak to Amendments 21, 34, 61, 118 and 119 in my name in this…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy Lords, I declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher in design and technology. I join in the thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Sater, for raising this important…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThat, in my short experience of this House, was the most extraordinarily powerful debate and I thank everybody who took part in it. I was honoured—and I genuinely mean honoured—to…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 7 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, to which I have added my name digitally. We start on the thorny subject, to which I think we…24 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I apologise for my lateness—I got slightly confused about the Northern Ireland Bill and when it was coming. I will speak to Amendment 4 in the name of my noble friend…24 Jan 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 3, 5 and 8 in my name. I thank the Minister very much for the very informative meeting we had, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers was very…10 Jan 2024