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HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I remind you of my interests in respect of education, in particular that I am chair-elect of E-ACT academy group, which has a number of primary schools. My understanding…13 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my interests in the register, particularly my advice to Purpose on climate education, my membership of Peers for the Planet and the advice I…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, the Minister did a noble job in trying to prevent us wanting to come back to these issues, but I am sure that we will on Report. I was particularly interested in the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: BroadbandMy Lords, the pandemic has accelerated the embedded use of broadband for work, learning and leisure, and yet 9 million people are still on the wrong side of the digital divide. It…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to speak relatively briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Blunkett’s Amendment 56A. I find the procedure slightly odd—I am still trying to influence the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, what a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox, particularly in her last comments, as part of what has been a really interesting debate, with an excellent…15 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe Government state that their package should ensure that extra support is available for every disadvantaged child. Following on from what the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, has…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, I was going to ask about education and the place it will have in COP 26, but I would prefer to get an answer to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, about…25 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that fine speech from the noble Lord, Lord Lamont—which, of course, was delivered remotely. It has been a very strong debate and I have…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow that excellent maiden speech from my noble friend Lady Blake. There is no doubt that the House will benefit from her rich experience of…12 May 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I welcome this debate and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. Given that I will focus on education throughout much of my speech, I remind the Committee of my…21 Apr 2021HANSARDInitial Teacher Training Market ReviewTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they have undertaken with providers about the market review of initial teacher training.14 Apr 2021HANSARDInitial Teacher Training Market ReviewMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer and welcome the latter part of it in particular. I also remind the House of my education interests in the register. I hope that this…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, first I want to thank and congratulate my noble friend Lady Jones on ensuring we have this important opportunity to question the Minister on these flawed regulations. We…18 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am happy to put my name to and support Amendments 108 to 110. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for introducing the amendments. From President Biden, to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy Lords, I have recently been in touch with my friend Ronnie Norquoy, who operates boats from Orkney. He tells me that this ban is only the latest in a series of crises: first,…09 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am an enthusiastic supporter of this cross-party amendment to the Trade Bill. The Government do not have that much to be proud of right now, but they should be rightly…06 Jan 2021HANSARDSchools: ExamsMy Lords, the summer exams were cancelled in Wales on 10 November, allowing time for schools and exam boards to develop robust alternative assessments. In Scotland, they followed…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid 19: Winter PlanMy Lords, with regard to the Minister’s news regarding us being able to have up to three households together at Christmas, does the rule of six still apply and, if not, what will…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, let me say clearly at the outset that I am reluctantly in favour of the national lockdown. The pandemic is serious and we need to protect the lives of vulnerable people…04 Nov 2020