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HANSARDRegister of Home-educated ChildrenMy Lords, I agree with noble Lords who have said that many parents are able to—and indeed do—successfully home educate their children. However, with respect, that is not the issue…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, we are very much in favour of Amendment 90C. I endorse the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in moving it and those of the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare. The life…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a lively debate. To echo some of the comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, I say that this is welcome, because there has been much less…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I am perplexed because, in her response, the Minister said that she expected the announcement made yesterday by the Office for Students on funding for the arts and creative…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the final group today and I see that I am the only speaker, other than the Minister. Clause 22 creates a power for the Department for Education to intervene in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]There has not been much of a “sweet debate”, as the Minister described it, to reply to, but I would like to address one or two details in what she said. She said that there is no…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, on Thursday—day 2 of Committee—I asked the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, about the need for the new section to be introduced by Clause 5. It states: “The governing body of…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Ah, a lot earlier than expected, but thank you, Lord Deputy Chairman. As with the previous amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, this recalls debates in which…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to signify our support for Amendment 87 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Storey and Lord Shipley, because a review of the Kickstart scheme is certainly…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not comfortable withdrawing my amendment, as the Minister suggests. The amendment has been rather too easily dismissed by the Minister and by the noble Baroness,…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, credit transfer relates to the assessment and recognition of prior qualifications and credit by institutions and their transferability between institutions. Currently,…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, again, we have had a stimulating debate, with many insightful contributions. I have to say that we support Amendment 76, in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, we welcome the amendments and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, on reminding us of the bigger picture in skills development.…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to signify our support for Amendment 62 and commend the passion with which the noble Lord, Lord Addington, spoke, as he unfailingly does on matters relating…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for doing what she always does and giving comprehensive replies to almost all the points raised by noble Lords—not to anyone’s great satisfaction, I…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I think it fair to say that more than a little concern has been expressed about the role of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in relation to…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am sure I am not alone in finding that there are times when I come across something that makes me look at it and look at it again and think, “Well, that’s stating the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this seems to be our only opportunity, in considering the Bill, to mention the words “apprenticeship” and “levy” in the same sentence. We should utter these words sotto…15 Jul 2021