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Wednesday 5th June 2024
Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Impact of any reduction in international students on the UK economy
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Division Votes
30 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 222 Noes - 222
30 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 208
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 213
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 222
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 192
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 198
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 208
23 May 2024 - Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 111
11 Sep 2024 - Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - View Vote Context
Baroness Garden of Frognal voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 132


Speeches
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: Bus Franchising
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (7 words)
Thursday 12th September 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: Higher Education Funding
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (713 words)
Thursday 12th September 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: Independent Schools: VAT Exemption
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (700 words)
Thursday 5th September 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: King’s Speech
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (879 words)
Friday 19th July 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (9 words)
Report stage
Friday 24th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Baroness Garden of Frognal speeches from: Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life
Baroness Garden of Frognal contributed 1 speech (1,069 words)
Thursday 9th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education


Written Answers
Visas: Graduates
Asked by: Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Tuesday 30th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Professor Brian Bell, Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee, to the Home Secretary on 12 March, why the timescales of the rapid review of the Graduate Route, which they have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake, are much shorter than a normal commission.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

It is important we provide certainty on this issue in a timely manner, which is why we asked the MAC to carry out a rapid review. We will consider the evidence put forward by the MAC very closely.

Social Mobility: Young People
Asked by: Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities to fulfil their statutory duty to secure a ‘local youth offer’.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. This is funded from the local government settlement which has been increased to £64 billion next year, with a further £500 million dedicated to supporting children and adult social care in recognition of the pressures local authorities are facing.

In September 2023, DCMS published updated statutory guidance to support local authorities’ understanding of the existing duty and how to deliver it. Alongside this, DCMS funds a peer review programme for local authorities to learn from each other about the best approaches to youth service provision. We received positive feedback from the areas that have already taken part and are supporting more areas this year.

Youth Work
Asked by: Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure youth work is considered in the same esteem as other key professions.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

DCMS supports the youth work workforce through funding the National Youth Agency to deliver its core functions: the maintenance of youth work qualifications, the development of a youth worker and youth services registry, and improved safeguarding and risk management across the sector. This funding ensures that youth workers will have access to high-quality training and support. It also underpins the delivery of the National Youth Guarantee, by helping to ensure that there is a sufficiently qualified and supported workforce.

In addition, over the past three years we have funded the Agency to provide bursaries to help more than 2,000 youth workers access training and qualifications. In particular, the bursary programme supports people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and under-represented groups. In the most recent round of bursary funding, Level 4 certificate places were included for the first time, which will help to enhance the experience and training of existing youth workers and provide a clearer career and development pathway, supporting retention in the sector.

Youth Services
Asked by: Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Tuesday 7th May 2024

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) consideration they have given, and (2) discussions they have had with key stakeholders, on setting sufficiency benchmarks for youth service provision.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. This is funded from the local government settlement, which has been increased to £64 billion next year, with a further £500 million from central government dedicated to supporting children and adult social care in recognition of the pressures local authorities are facing.

In September 2023, DCMS published updated statutory guidance to support local authorities’ understanding of the existing duty and how to deliver it. Alongside this, DCMS funds a peer review programme for local authorities to learn from each other about the best approaches to youth service provision. We received positive feedback from the areas that have already taken part, and are supporting more areas this year.

Information: Education
Asked by: Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Tuesday 7th May 2024

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how information education, such as youth work, can complement formal education; and what discussions they have had with key stakeholders.

Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

HM Government recognises the vital role that informal education, such as youth work, can play in complementing formal education received by young people.

Recent Government research on this topic includes the ‘Youth provision and life outcomes’ study commissioned by DCMS and published in February, and a process evaluation of the Essential Life Skills programme published by the Department for Education in 2020. The Essential Life Skills Programme (2018-19) saw a £21 million investment to implement enhanced extra-curricular activities in primary and secondary schools across 12 Opportunity Areas. Evaluation of the programme revealed high engagement and attendance, particularly among disadvantaged pupils, with reported benefits in confidence, resilience, relationship-building, and social and emotional intelligence.

DCMS and DfE are building on what we learned from this programme to test a new approach to supporting secondary schools to deliver enrichment programmes through the Enrichment Partnership Pilot. This is funded by HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund, and is being delivered by the National Citizen Service Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The pilot is being evaluated by the National Foundation for Educational Research.




Baroness Garden of Frognal - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Thursday 20th June 2024 10:30 a.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 8th October 2024 10 a.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting
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Monday 28th October 2024 4 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting
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Monday 2nd December 2024 3 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Friday 26th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Nigel Huddleston MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to the Senior Deputy Speaker on the Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision

Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Agendas and papers - 20 February 2024 - Agenda

Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Luke Hall MP, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education at the Department for Education, to the Senior Deputy Speaker on the Select Committee on Youth Unemployment

Liaison Committee (Lords)
Friday 13th September 2024
Agendas and papers - 8 October 2024

Liaison Committee (Lords)