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HANSARDHigher Education: Financial PressuresMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate; I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I have learned a lot—it is not my natural home as a policy area—particularly about…30 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher Education: Financial PressuresMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open this debate. The Minister is taking her seat, and she knows that I am a bit of a schools policy obsessive, so I come to this area of education…30 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher Education: Financial PressuresTo move that this House takes note of the financial pressures on Higher Education and the impact on (1) local communities, (2) the United Kingdom’s science and innovation exports,…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)It is a great pleasure to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, who I first got to know after we successfully won the bid to stage 2012, when he accompanied me—I was the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, and so many other fine speeches today. I should remind your Lordships of my interests. In particular, I have…01 Feb 2023HANSARDOak National AcademyMy Lords, I start by declaring my interests as a director of CENTURY Tech and of Suklaa. I also thank and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, for securing this debate and…12 Jan 2023HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker, because in many ways he always allows me to act as good cop. I remind your Lordships of my educational…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation Technology: Oak National AcademyMy Lords, I refer your Lordships to my interests in the register, particularly as a member of the board at Century Tech. The Government are splurging £43 million on Oak, which is…07 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, business managers will be listening. I hope they will make sure that we are given sufficient time in this House to give proper scrutiny to a highly complex Bill. If part…07 Nov 2022HANSARDTimes Education Commission ReportMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lexden. I applaud him for securing the debate and for his introduction. I declare my education interests in the register,…13 Oct 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. If she has any kind of assessment of the cost of requiring local authorities to cover that cost for parents, it would be really…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, in the absence of my noble friend Lord Hunt, who is in the Moses Room grappling with procurement, I will speak to his Amendment 79, to which I also put my name. It would…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly add to the chorus of approval for this amendment moved by the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries. He talked about the problems attached to…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the response and to those who took part in this relatively short debate. The arguments were well made, and I think the Minister at the Dispatch Box,…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I should start by apologising for not being able to be present for Second Reading, but I hope that we can have an interesting niche debate about the importance of good…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, would the Minister also consider coming to this House to make a Statement when the proposals are published in the other place, so that we have the opportunity at that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Lord, Lord Baker, in particular. The Minister listened carefully and that is why she agreed to remove the first 18 clauses of the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly, focusing on this group of amendments and to help the House move on from discussing procedure and process. There are some really strong amendments…12 Jul 2022HANSARDFinancial InclusionMy Lords, according to evidence from the National Centre for Financial Education, financial habits are formed at around the age of seven. It also says that only 20% of primary…11 Jul 2022