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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am interested in what the noble Baroness said—that the laptop and tablet learning devices that schools have would be sufficient for teaching media literacy. Does she suggest,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIs that not what is happening at the moment? A vast number of schools are, in effect, banning smartphones—as many people would like—some have an intermediate approach, and then…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAt what age does the noble Baroness think that children should be taught how to use phones safely?23 Jun 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, I very much welcome this announcement, as others have done, because, in the words of the Statement, it is not just anti poverty but pro learning. As chair of the E-ACT…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have yet to vote with the Government on this issue. We all owe a great debt of gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for the way in which she has championed…04 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, whom I respect and enjoy debating with, but does he accept that if all 80 of us who made Second Reading speeches—and I enjoyed his four…20 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief. We are in a pickle. This is an important Bill that needs to gain Royal Assent quickly, for EU data adequacy reasons if nothing else. Incidentally, I do…19 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I declare my education interests as set out in the register, in particular my chairmanship of the E-ACT Multi-Academy Trust, where we are enjoying recent “outstanding”…01 May 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, not only for the excellent way in which she introduced this debate but for the tremendous job she did in chairing the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025I just want to say very briefly that, having served alongside my noble friend Lord Stevenson on the Front Bench during the passage of this Act, I want to thoroughly endorse what…24 Feb 2025HANSARDLifelong LearningMy Lords, it is a pleasure to introduce this timely debate. I am very much looking forward to the maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Curran. I must remind the House of my…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSchool Accountability and InterventionI remind noble Lords of my entry in the register of interests as the chair of the multi-academy trust E-ACT. My noble friend will know that some argue that the Secretary of State…06 Feb 2025HANSARDLifelong LearningMy Lords, I am grateful to all the speakers in this excellent debate, who were expertly responded to by my noble friend the Minister. I am grateful for the kind words that some…06 Feb 2025HANSARDLifelong LearningTo move that this House takes note of the social, economic and personal value of lifelong learning.06 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall also speak extremely briefly, as one of the three veterans of the Joint Committee present in Committee today, to reinforce my support for these amendments. The…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 203 and, in particular, Amendments 211G and 211H from the noble Baroness, Lady Owen. I have little to add to what I said on Friday. I confess to my…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I was unsure whether to support Amendment 141, let alone speak to it, simply because I have a number of interests in this area and I should be clear about those. I chair…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Will the Minister reflect on the issues around a case-by-case basis? If I were running an organisation of any sort and decided I wanted to use ADM, how would I make a judgment…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to the series of amendments on automated decision-making to which I have added my name but are mostly in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. As…16 Dec 2024HANSARDPublic Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome this Bill. It is a bit like the previous Bill, in that it addresses an important set of issues, and I encourage my Front-Bench friends to find a way,…13 Dec 2024