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HANSARDSchool Buildings: Risk of CollapsingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in response to the risk status of school buildings collapsing being raised to “critical – very likely” in the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: Risk of CollapsingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply but with respect, parents are not interested in what has been spent since 2015, because the DfE’s annual report shows that it is…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the skills and experience required for the role of Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, following the resignation…12 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionMy Lords, the Minister is working overtime today. To ensure she is on the appropriate rate, I suggest she has a word with my new noble friend Lady O’Grady of Upper Holloway, whom…12 Jan 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareThat this House takes note of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, published on 23 May, and the case for integrated care and support across all services.08 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, we find ourselves at a time described by the report of the Independent Review o f Children’s Social Care as “a once in a generation opportunity to reset” the delivery of…08 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareAbsolutely. There is no substitute for formalised training, or on-the-job experience of situations in which children in need find themselves and how they got there. I was talking…08 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, which I think was quite positive, and all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. It was a stimulating debate and the fact…08 Dec 2022HANSARDInitial Teacher Training ProvidersTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Initial teacher training (ITT) market review , published on 29 September, what percentage of initial teacher training providers…05 Dec 2022HANSARDInitial Teacher Training ProvidersMy Lords, despite the fact that there was no evidence that the quality of initial teacher education had a connection to the failure to reach recruitment targets, two years ago the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSchool (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Blower for promoting this Bill on a subject whose time has come. At a time of scarce public resources, there is a need to spread them…02 Dec 2022HANSARDBBC World ServiceMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on securing this debate. It is not the first that he has secured on the subject of the World Service and I am sure it will…01 Dec 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalMy Lords, as a Scot, I had no dog in the fight last night, but I none the less congratulate England on qualifying. Further to the point about alcohol at that final in July last…30 Nov 2022HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords, we are indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, and the Youth Unemployment Committee for their endeavours, which have revealed much detail on the subject and resulted…23 Nov 2022HANSARDKinship CareMy Lords, I know the Minister has a firm grasp of issues across her portfolio, so she will be aware that the charity Kinship’s annual report found that over a third of kinship…14 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what resources they plan to make available to schools in England to ensure that they can remain operational for five days a week.02 Nov 2022HANSARDSchools: ResourcesMy Lords, it is a major failure of government support for children’s learning that some schools are even considering closing for one day a week to save on crippling costs. The…02 Nov 2022HANSARDTimes Education Commission ReportMy Lords, we are indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for facilitating this debate and to the Times for establishing the commission, which has produced such an impressive…13 Oct 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationThe Money and Pensions Service, to which the Minister just referred, states that money habits are formed from the age of seven, well before young people arrive at secondary…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this group. Before I come specifically to the two amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Blower I would just…27 Jun 2022