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Debate between Earl of Clancarty and Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Thursday 13th March 2025

(2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
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We have plenty of time. We will hear from the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and then we will go to the Conservatives.

Earl of Clancarty Portrait The Earl of Clancarty (CB)
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My Lords, while I welcome any relief for the music and dance schools, does the Minister accept that the £45,000 cut-off point for a whole family is too low? When will that be reviewed? Should not the Government do everything possible to encourage UK students into our creative schools, including the Yehudi Menuhin School, whose remarkable students we had the privilege of hearing in the Lords last week?

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