Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 35A, which is in my name and those of others. Before explaini...

My Lords, in the choice between the Minister’s amendment and that of the noble Lord, Lord Baker, ...

My Lords, we have come a long way from the days when someone considering their further education ...

My Lords, I will not speak at any length about these two similar amendments, because I agree whol...

My Lords, we had a fair old ding- dong last time we met on this Bill, with the Government proposi...

My Lords, I share the sentiments of my noble friend Lord Baker about the way that my noble friend...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Adonis for clearly defining the difference betwee...

My Lords, anybody who has sat in a meeting with heads of education can imagine discussions to wor...

My Lords, I once again thank my noble friend for his amendment and his commitment to this issue. ...

Before the Minister sits down, could she say a little bit about the enforcement of these provisio...

I thank my noble friend for her incredibly kind comments earlier about how quickly I have picked ...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down, can I ask her for a point of clarification? She mentione...

I think trying to do mental arithmetic at the Dispatch Box is risky, but, as I read it, it is thr...

My Lords, I thank all the Peers who have spoken, and I am glad to see I have some support—

No, we are dealing first with Amendment 35.

We now come to Amendment 35A, which is now in an altered form because of the passing of Amendment...

Moved by

Lord Baker of Dorking

35A: After Clause 13, insert the following new Clause—...

I am glad we have got that little bit right. I first thank all the Peers who have spoken, includi...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I am genuinely concerned that we have a fundamental understandin...

I would like to seek the opinion of the House.