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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 74 I will speak also to Amendments 75 and 78. It is important in the context of the relationship between local authorities and home educators that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, for explaining her amendment to us. I am liberal rather than post-modern; I believe in the objective being one united…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that extensive explanation and her many good answers. I am delighted, too, that she is being so supportive of the campaign of the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving this amendment I will also speak to my other amendments in this group. This group is looking at the stage of the process at which penalties start to come in. I…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendment 82 in this group, asking that local authorities give reasons when they choose to deviate from guidance. I hope this will be dealt with in guidance…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to hear that the Government continue to give thought to the question of an independent appeal. The current system, where the first appeal goes to the local…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have several amendments in this group. If I were to say one thing to my noble friend the Minister, it is that I really hope the department will use the time it has…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am attracted by the noble Baronesses’ Amendment 45. From a parent’s point of view, I think it is key that information should be available on what a multi-academy trust…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I encourage the Government to look in the directions that Amendment 63 is looking in. Generally, having a school counsellor is very positive: it adds a lot to the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, that is a really good suggestion, and I sense that the House is at one on what we are doing here. I did my work experience down a coal mine—I think that broadened my…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDisabled Children: Support ServicesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on the respite innovation fund, which is an excellent example of the right way of tackling the challenges faced by families with…23 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 114A is the first appearance of an amendment that deals with longer time limits. Such amendments seem to be scattered through a number of groups. I will try…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, that was a good answer, but I feel my noble friend has not addressed the reasonable fears of some home educators about the way this Bill is drafted at present. For…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, yet again, I am very grateful to my noble friend for her replies. I assume that the Government have all the powers they need to create this guidance that we are all…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a couple of amendments in this group. My noble friend covered the government arguments on this subject clearly under the previous group. I expect to come back at…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have some amendments in this group: Amendments 136A and 137A are timing amendments, and we have covered that subject already. Amendments 140A, 143A, 143C, 143D, 143E…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, large families are not a school unless they are very large families and fish. I beg to move.22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]22 Jun 2022