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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I support pretty much all the amendments in the group. The one tabled by the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, is particularly helpful and casts a glow over…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 169. I express my gratitude to both Ministers on the Government Front Bench for a very helpful conversation. In the course of what they will…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, there may be few times in recent history when new thinking on schools was more important. I share the overview and analysis of the gaps here from the noble Lords, Lord…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it was inevitable that this debate would focus on the barbaric Russian attack on Ukraine, on the unprovoked violence and war crimes now at the heart of Europe, and…18 May 2022HANSARDBBC: Government SupportMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Bragg, who has done us a real favour by introducing this debate. I also add my congratulations to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…02 Dec 2021HANSARDQatar: Football World Cup 2022My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as declared in the register. I am strongly in favour of engagement, but engagement guided by some kind of principles. If the Minister…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSport: Transgender InclusionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Sports Council Equalities Group’s Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport , published on 30…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSport: Transgender InclusionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that response and I declare my interest as a former chairman of the Football Association. In 2009, we successfully invested £11 million to boost…09 Nov 2021HANSARDChild Trust FundsMy Lords, I welcome the timely Question from the noble Lord, Lord Young. There are some other funds directed at children with distinct needs. Her Majesty’s Government have…11 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, it is hard to know where to start on an Armageddon of an event, but it is barely surprising. The repeated warnings of a power vacuum, the endless opportunities for…18 Aug 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, is entitled to a slightly more detailed response. Can the Minister tell us what the Government’s plans are for the encouragement of…19 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former chairman of the Football Association. I am delighted to hear what is going to be done about social media; it is going to have to be…13 Jul 2021HANSARDUK–Commonwealth Trading RelationshipMy Lords, I too declare my interest as a former Commonwealth Minister, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for initiating this debate. It is also a pleasure to follow the…08 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Departments: Non-Executive DirectorsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that, aside from the range of people appointed to departments that my noble friend Lord Foulkes has just referred to, there are also a number…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEuropean Football Championships: TravelMy Lords, I know from past bids to hold major football tournaments that the organisers stipulate their requirements in detail, including all aspects of attendance. The United…21 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a board member of the Capital City College Group and chair of the advisory board of Learning Development Training, a private further and higher…15 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, said that the Government could do better. Speaking candidly, I think that they could hardly do worse. I was horrified by the derisory…08 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, not least because I feel at one with a number of the sentiments that he expressed. I…26 May 2021HANSARDAnti-Semitic AttacksJust a couple of days ago and less than half a mile from my home, a motor convoy with loudhailers passed by calling for Jews to be killed and our daughters raped. I know that…18 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register and add my congratulations on the two maiden speeches and the valedictory speech of the right reverend…12 May 2021