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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, as someone who has not put down an amendment, I will give some collective memory context to what we are debating today. I support most of the amendments. I hope they…10 Sept 2025HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesOn freedom of speech, as a former academic, I detect—to put it firmly—a real stitch-up here between vice-chancellors and the Government. Really and truly, they just want an easy…10 Oct 2024HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Species Management and ELMSMy Lords, as a new entrant farmer, I think that there is another kind of endangered species that we have missed here, and that is the farmers themselves. As I have come into…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSchools: Persistent AbsenteeismMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister tell us about some of the data analysis that the ministry has managed to work on over the last few years and how that relates to school…24 Jan 2024HANSARDBlack and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality RatesMy Lords, to what extent is the research programme of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities looking into this area of health disparities in childbirth and death in…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismMy Lords, I declare an interest here as somebody who, as a schoolboy, regularly bunked off school. Noble Lords will be happy to know that I went straight to the library and…20 Jul 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords, I am sure that my noble friend will be aware of the findings of my recent report. One of the things that has come out of it is the disparity in apprenticeships. We found…29 Jun 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillMy Lords, I thank you all for the opportunity to give my maiden speech during this debate on lifelong learning. Before I start, I must confess that my wife and daughter have…19 Jun 2023