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HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingMy Lords, everybody seems to be very much in support of the Augar review. I have real reservations about the funding proposals for higher education. When the noble Lord, Lord…04 Jun 2019HANSARDSchools: Free School MealsThe Minister rightly talks about healthy eating, nutritious meals and the problem of childhood obesity, but the reality in schools is rather different. First, at key stage 2 the…22 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, we obviously welcome this statutory instrument. I have three very brief questions. First, we have of course talked about disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, but…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019Are those numerical targets?20 May 2019HANSARDMental Health of Children and Young AdultsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for this debate and for her opening speech, which was fantastic. As the Royal College of Psychiatrists says: “A mental health…16 May 2019HANSARDMental Health of Children and Young AdultsI have misjudged my time; I apologise profusely. I do not know where I got 10 minutes from, I must have been looking at the next debate. I will conclude now—my apologies.16 May 2019HANSARDEquality of Opportunity for Young PeopleMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate and to follow some inspirational and knowledgeable contributions. I thank my noble friend Lady Grender for her powerful…16 May 2019HANSARDSchools: Adopted ChildrenMy Lords, first, I put on record my thanks to all parents who adopt or foster children for the tremendous amount of work they do. I also commend the schools themselves. I was very…14 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for the Statement that he has read, and I thank Edward Timpson for his report. It is not a surprising report, really —we all knew that this was…07 May 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperI am talking about the earlier Oral Statement on the social media summit. In the past 18 months, we have seen the internet become less safe and more dangerous, for everyone, but…30 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperMy Lords, I have listened with great interest to the speeches made so far and also read, in some detail, the online harms White Paper. This followed the Green Paper, published in…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, the Minister will know that the committee has called on the UK to urgently review the asylum policy as the UK is the only country in the EU not to permit unaccompanied…30 Apr 2019HANSARDReligious Schools: Admission PoliciesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that it is important that children and young people, whatever their faith and whether they have a faith or not, should have an…29 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Students’ Tuition FeesMy Lords, the Minister said that no decision has been made yet. I suppose that this was a leak, but it gives us an opportunity to consider the Government’s thinking on this…29 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the importance of having locally produced content and services on local commercial radio stations.25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsI am not as sanguine as the Minister. He will know that large media players have been buying up local commercial radio stations and stripping out hundreds of hours of local…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, this is a landmark moment for children and young people in our country and I very much welcome it. I congratulate the Government and the Minister on everything he has…24 Apr 2019HANSARDSchools: Modern LanguagesMy Lords, has the Minister seen the survey carried out by the British Council last year, which found that a third of our state schools were not teaching whole classes of modern…09 Apr 2019HANSARDSchools: StaffingMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Watson, said “91%”; it is 91% of schools that have had their per-pupil funding cut across England. To have staff taking cuts in their salaries; to…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation: Alternative ProvidersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that all alternative education providers are providing a quality education.27 Mar 2019