Recent contributions (538)
HANSARDChildren’s Homes etc. Inspection Fees, Childcare Fees, Adoption and Children Act Register (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, my father and his brother were adopted into a loving family, and it changed his and his brother’s lives for good, so in a sense I have a vested interest in this…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSure StartMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement and, like him, I welcome the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The report indeed shows that…05 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-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 2019 Bills sponsored (6)