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HANSARDClinical Negligence ClaimsI thank the Minister for his reply. I have raised this issue every year and have heard a similar response from the Minister sitting there every year. When a child is born severely…10 Nov 2021HANSARDClinical Negligence ClaimsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the value of clinical negligence claims, which are expected to cost £8.3 billion from incidents…10 Nov 2021HANSARDSchool Admissions Code 2021My Lords, I want to make a number of comments about school admissions, and follow up on some of the points that the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, made. On the statutory instrument, I do…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCreative SectorMy Lords, I too want to thank my noble friend Lady Featherstone for securing this debate and for her fantastic opening speech. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Spencer,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDEducation: Teacher DeparturesThe Minister will know that teacher retention is often undermined by high workloads and unsupportive working conditions. What does the Minister think of the proposal from Teach…03 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. First, we are probably facing a renaissance in further education and vocational education, and maybe the starting point is this Bill. Secondly, I want…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEducation: Music and the ArtsMy Lords, the Minister will know from her time at DCMS the importance of creative and arts subjects and their importance to the British economy. Is she concerned that there has…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Amendment 36 provides for the introduction of personal education and skills accounts, commonly known as skills wallets. As stressed by many of your Lordships during the passage of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak on the issue of essay mills and contract cheating. I thank the Minister for tabling this amendment. There have been four Private Members’ Bills, three of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, these are really important amendments from my noble friend Lord Addington, and I hope that the Minister will take note. Again, I would ask her, “Why not?” It is hugely…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, we have come a long way from the days when someone considering their further education or career development would be told, “There’s a cupboard. Go and choose your…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I will speak on Amendments 62 and 63, and thank the noble Lords, Lord Blunkett, Lord Aberdare and Lord Bird, for putting their names to them. I was taken by a comment in an…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for all her comments. I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 36.21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I think you have made Lord Storey very happy. I felt at one stage like I was in a sort of parallel universe when I was speaking—with people walking past, it was very strange. I…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, before speaking to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Watson, to which I added my name, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, for the work she did on this Bill…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSchools: Examination AssessmentsMy party would like to welcome the Minister to her new role and wish her well. We also pass on our best regards to her predecessor. My question to the Minister is about…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, apprenticeships have been a really important development, particularly for young people. We saw at the beginning of the development of apprenticeships how young people…12 Oct 2021HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, about SATs in primary schools, but I gently remind him that it was his Government who brought in a whole raft of…13 Jul 2021