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HANSARDApprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I can imagine nothing worse than a young person who has managed to obtain an apprenticeship and is absolutely thrilled—the family are delighted—when, suddenly, along comes a…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy Lords, this is very good news. I do not have to sit on the Bishops’ Bench to say, hallelujah. As the chief executive of the Association of Colleges said: “For many years,…06 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillIs it me?01 Oct 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Herbert, on his excellent speech. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. We all know the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDStudents’ Return to UniversitiesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. We on these Benches very much welcome the announcements on vocational education, particularly the flexible lifelong learning…01 Oct 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, the exam fiasco could have been avoided had the DfE been prepared to listen to the teacher associations and other relevant bodies. Can the Minister assure us that this…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSETo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the arrangements needed for A-level and GCSE examinations in the 2020/21 academic year.15 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, I am sure that we all agree that all children have a right to food. When we consider the national strategy, can we bear in mind a number of factors? First, we need to be…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I was slightly confused because I thought the Minister would start by reading the Statement—I do not quite know what happened, but I have obviously got that wrong. We…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingIn a reply to my Written Question on arts subjects in schools, the Minister said that all “maintained schools are required to teach the full National Curriculum, including art and…22 Jul 2020HANSARDEmployment: Young PeopleMy Lords, all schools will be returning to full operation in September. How will access to impartial personal careers guidance be funded and promoted in schools, including primary…20 Jul 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Autumn OpeningI thank the Minister for the Statement. We need to get children back into schools and education, and to be working with all those interested parties to make this essential return…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Return of StudentsMy Lords, it is good news that all schools are reopening in September and that all children and young people will be back in school, but God forbid that there was a localised…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Summer Food FundMy Lords, I am sure we are all amazingly grateful to Marcus Rashford for highlighting and understanding this issue. Perhaps the Minister will consider in future putting him in…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Summer Food FundTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement made on 16 June, whether they will set out the details of the “Covid Summer food fund” for children eligible for free…17 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement. We all want to see children and young people back in school as soon as possible, not least because if we are not careful, we will…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Pre-school SectorI hear what the Minister says about the support given to the childcare sector, but, following on from the points of the noble Lord, Lord Watson, research has shown that up to…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Educational GapsIf there are local or regional outbreaks of Covid-19 and an area has to be shut down, what plans are in place for the continued schooling and learning of those children,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that the most vulnerable children are those in care. What extra learning support is being given to those children?03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, did the Minister agree with the Government’s Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser when she added another condition, saying that Ministers have been told that changes to…20 May 2020