Technical and Further Education Bill

My Lords, I welcome this thin Bill. I have always been concerned about how we regard technical an...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very kind words about my work on vocational and technical ...

My Lords, I welcome the Bill. It was very gratifying to hear from the noble Lords, Lord Watson of...

My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. I chair the education adviso...

My Lords, I am glad to add my voice to the chorus of welcome for the Bill—on these Benches we are...

My Lords, I welcome this Bill and declare my associations with City & Guilds and the Good Careers...

My Lords, this is one of those occasions when you stand up in your Lordships’ House and think, “E...

My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. Like many people, I was really please...

École des Beaux-Arts.

Thank you; my French is not that good. His aspiration is to work in the Musée d’Orsay. That is th...

My Lords, I declare various interests as set out in the register. I am chancellor of BPP Universi...

My Lords, I declare my interests in that I am a governor of the London Academy School in Edgware ...

My Lords, I will confine my contribution to the part of the Bill dealing with the Institute for A...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for setting out the Government’s ambitions for techn...

My Lords, I declare my interests: I am an ex-apprentice, I had a brief ministerial career dealing...

My Lords, we are going through an age that will be remembered in years to come as one of great up...

My Lords, it is a particular privilege to follow the speeches of the noble Baronesses, Lady Stedm...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Listowel. In his 19 years in the ...

My Lords, I pay tribute to all those who have spoken in this informed debate, and thank the Minis...

My Lords, I start by declaring that my wife is a consultant with the Education and Training Found...

My Lords, we have heard many expert contributions from noble Lords with considerable collective e...

When the issue was discussed on Report in the other place, the question was raised as to whether ...

I will write to the noble Lord about that, checking carefully before I respond.

I was very ...

I asked about the application of the levy and the involvement of SMEs in apprenticeships. I do no...

I do not have time now, but I will write to the noble Lord on those points.

The noble Baron...