Citizenship and Civic Engagement (Select Committee Report)

I certainly agree with my noble friend. We discussed that issue; I know that the noble Lord, Lord...

My Lords, first I must declare a non-pecuniary—although I can never say the word—interest in a nu...

My Lords, as one of the several Members of this House who recommended the establishment of a comm...

My Lords, it is a great privilege to contribute to this debate. I refer noble Lords to my entry i...

My Lords, as someone who had the privilege of serving on the committee, I join others in thanking...

My Lords, it is good to follow such an excellent speech from a member of the committee and to con...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, and the committee for their report. I declare...

My Lords, that was an excellent speech; many important points were raised. I look forward to the ...

My Lords, I welcome this report and congratulate the committee on producing it. I, too, wish to f...

My Lords, I too thank the clerks, our policy analyst, Professor Matt Flinders, our special advise...

My Lords, it was a great pleasure to work on this committee with so many experienced colleagues a...

My Lords, I join those who pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, his colleagues and their ...

My Lords, in welcoming the report I will begin by mentioning that for 20 years I held a chair in ...

My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests as chairman of the charity Near Neighbours and a vice...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in tonight’s debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, an...

My Lords, it is a privilege to join in this debate. I agree with many of the Select Committee’s r...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, both on the way in which he introduced thi...

My Lords, I begin by joining other noble Lords in congratulating the Select Committee on publishi...

My Lords, I thank everybody who has participated in a debate of exceptional quality, touching on ...

A number of noble Lords made the point that one of our key recommendations was that the Governmen...

That is not the only pot used in relation to English-language funding. In my own department, for ...

Before my noble friend finishes, I may have missed something but could he tell us what the Govern...

The first thing we are doing is pulling it together to have ultimate responsibility resting with ...

My Lords, the hour is late, so if I skitter over the subject, I hope the House will forgive me. I...