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HANSARDTeachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic EnrolmentMy Lords, will the Minister alleviate some of the financial pressure on the post-1992 higher education institutions by allowing them flexibility to make their own arrangements…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDFurther Education Colleges: Recovery of VATMy Lords, although the funding gap has halved in the last 10 years, FE continues to play second fiddle to HE in many respects beyond this important VAT issue. Does the Minister…09 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, I echo the gratitude to the most reverend Primate for securing this important debate. AI is a technology that changes how human beings relate to knowledge and authority…05 Jun 2026HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills White PaperMy Lords, the lifelong learning entitlement was intended to usher in a skills revolution. But I fear that it will turn into a pea-shooter initiative unless the funding, the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools and Universities: Language LearningMy Lords, I declare an interest as a visiting professor at King’s College London and chairman of FutureLearn. As the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, set out in her introduction to…08 Jan 2026HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyMy Lords, I declare my interest as a visiting professor at King’s and chairman of FutureLearn. I welcome the Statement, particularly, like my noble friend Lord Willetts, the bold…22 Oct 2025HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, I declare my interest as a visiting professor at King’s and chairman of FutureLearn. I strongly welcome the Government’s efforts to associate with Erasmus. EU student…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I was one of 118 Members of the other place who voted unsuccessfully in favour of the Assisted Dying (No.2) Bill a decade ago when it was thrown out by that House in…19 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, proposed new paragraph (c) in this amendment touches on the Bill’s purpose of removing barriers to opportunity. It raises my concern about the Bill in general that, as…20 May 2025HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I also have to declare an interest as a visiting professor at King’s. I have other education-related entries on the register, which I will not list here. I welcome the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDQualifications Reform ReviewMy Lords, like others on all sides of the House, I very much welcome the Government’s rapid work to lift much of the uncertainty over the defunding of applied general…18 Dec 2024HANSARDHigher Education SectorMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests on the register. I share the shock of my noble friend Lady Barran at the OfS’s decision to suspend applications to the register. This…04 Dec 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my support for Amendment 36 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Like other amendments, it calls for—among other sensible things—a report, in this case…26 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak briefly. I think that this amendment is worth very serious consideration. When I was Science Minister, I saw up close—as the whole country did during the…21 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to speak to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Barran, raising the issues that arise from the fact that Skills England, for all the hype, is to all…21 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversitiesMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe. I am delighted that she has secured this timely debate on the future of our higher…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, rejoining Horizon was a no-brainer. Will the Government reassess their position on Erasmus, a student mobility scheme that polls suggest has very wide public backing?08 Oct 2024HANSARDHigher Education FundingMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on securing this important debate. As ever, I find myself in very strong agreement with my noble friend Lord Willetts, who I…12 Sept 2024HANSARDEducation for 11 to 16 Year-olds (Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Education for 11 to 16-year olds Committee Requires improvement: urgent change for 11–16 education (Session 2023–24, HL Paper 17).26 Jul 2024HANSARDEducation for 11 to 16 Year-olds (Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to introduce this debate on the report from the Education for 11-16 Year Olds Committee. At the outset, I declare my interests as on the register and…26 Jul 2024