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HANSARDSchools: British Sign LanguageAgain, it is helpful to have some expert input. I know that in developing this GCSE—if it goes ahead—work has been done between Signature, the DfE and Ofqual. The SEN code of…22 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 1 April be approved. Relevant document : 25th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee A)20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I understand exactly the point that the noble Baroness is making. I can certainly take that back to the department, and possibly to the Treasury, but I am pretty sure it is a…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019I thank all noble Lords for their participation in this fairly short but interesting debate. I will do my best to answer in short order the questions that were raised on these…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019The noble Lord is right. He is as sharp as anything; in fact, I wrote that very question down. I reassure him that the Augar review is going to be published shortly—very soon. I…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019Yes, they are numerical. I will certainly write to the noble Lord with more information about the targets that we have in mind. I believe I have covered all the questions that…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, we have come a long way since the passage of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 and I thank noble Lords for the scrutiny they provided, both to HERA itself and…20 May 2019HANSARDHigher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019Yes, indeed. I do not have an answer to that question, but let me write to the noble Baroness about that in the same letter that I will be writing to the noble Lord, Lord Storey.20 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsThe noble Lord is right to the extent that we also wish to come back on the results of the consultation. He will understand that it takes time with 17,000 responses—a lot are very…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsMy noble friend is right that these matters are quite sensitive. On whether the Troubles can be defined as a war or a conflict, to my own knowledge they are defined more as a…16 May 2019HANSARDRivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillMy Lords, the Government are pleased to support this important Bill. I pay tribute to the honourable Member for Somerton and Frome in the other place for bringing it to…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat, in the form of a Statement, the Answer given by my honourable friend the Minister of State for Northern Ireland to an…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsThe noble Lord has so much more experience than me in Northern Ireland, but I do not entirely accept what he says. In the interests of justice, we need to find out what evidence…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsI thank the noble Baroness for what I think is her broad endorsement of what we are doing, and she makes some very good points. It is important to protect veterans from vexatious…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsThey absolutely will not. It is extremely important that we continue to support our Armed Forces as much as we do. They are the ones on the front line protecting us. There has…16 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsThe noble Lord is absolutely right, and this plays into the comments I made earlier. We need to draw a line under this, but it is terribly important that a line means a line and…16 May 2019HANSARDWild SalmonI thank my noble friend. I was not aware of that. I will go back and find out about it. I will take note but I will not promise necessarily to follow up on it. Salmon are a…14 May 2019HANSARDWild SalmonMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this Question for Short Debate. I thank my noble friend Lord Shrewsbury for initiating it. I am also conscious of the knowledge and experience…14 May 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, I have listened with great interest to the discussion on this important Bill, introduced by my noble friend Lord Sherbourne, and I…09 May 2019HANSARDDisabled Students’ AllowanceThe noble Lord makes a good point that these cases all come under the heading of “specific learning difficulties”. As he will know, this includes not just dyslexia but dyspraxia,…08 May 2019