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HANSARDCreative Industries: QualificationsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Keeley for initiating this important debate on the future of post-16 creative education, an area that is often neglected when we…23 Jul 2026HANSARDSafe Refugee Routes for StudentsMy Lords, I reinforce the point about the devastating impact on refugee students of the introduction of the visa brake. I am really pleased to hear the assurances from my noble…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHigher Education: Affordability and QualityMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko, and to see Oxford so well represented in this afternoon’s debate. With that in mind, I declare interests as…02 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillMy Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend on his appointment as the UK Special Envoy for LGBT+ Rights. It is significant that we need this role to address some of the…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionMy Lords, it is excellent to hear the Minister identify that there will be more resources to reduce the barriers for children with SEND. But in the Sutton Trust report there were…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness and to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, on an excellent and very moving speech. I intend to focus my remarks on…19 May 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his warm welcome and for introducing this important debate: one that is fundamental to protecting freedoms and human rights in…26 Feb 2026