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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke to this in Committee and on the first day on Report. I just want to say that I welcome the Minister’s commitment on the first day on Report to developing a…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, just said, this Bill is a step forward, and I am pleased to support it. I think my noble friend Lord Foster of Bath and…15 Jul 2022HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, for this Private Member’s Bill. It is very important because it would improve public health. In defining the healthy homes principles…15 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, could she write to me—12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to add a comment about a recent report by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust and the University of Bristol, published a few days ago. It pointed out that over 4…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, my name appears on Amendments 47 and 106. I want briefly to say that I am very strongly in favour of all the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, my name is attached to Amendment 10. As we start Report, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I spoke in Committee on the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s reply and the further explanation that she has given of what the Government are planning. I place on record that that is most…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 64 would require the Secretary of State to create a framework for careers education in primary schools and to give financial assistance to primary schools in…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a brief intervention. I agree with what the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Davies, said about the ombudsman. A process is being proposed; if you extend the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 140 but before that I note that the debate has raised a number of fundamental issues. Listening to it tells me that we have another set of…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I agree with the noble Lord that it could well do that. I noted the words of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas—I hope I quote him correctly. He said that it will be tremendously easy to…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister very much for her reply. We have now been on this group for two hours, 21 minutes and 51 seconds. I think it rather demonstrates the problems that…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment would require the Secretary of State “to create a framework for careers education in primary schools and to give financial assistance to primary schools…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will try to be as brief as I can. Four of the five amendments in this group are mine, so I rise to move Amendment 91A and to speak to Amendments 91B, 171A and 171B.…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]In a moment, I shall, but I tell the Minister that I shall read very carefully in Hansard tomorrow the exact wording that has been used. It is of course true, as the Minister…20 Jun 2022