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Information between 24th March 2025 - 13th April 2025

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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 140 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 152
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 63 Noes - 163
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 154 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 149 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 157 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 105 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 19 Noes - 112
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 104 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 51 Noes - 106
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 129
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Knight of Weymouth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 135 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216


Written Answers
Schools: Computers
Asked by: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 1st April 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to schools in England of replacing computers due to the requirements of new Windows 11 operating system.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The department is aware that Microsoft are ending support for Windows 10 in October and are working with Microsoft to manage the impact on schools, including with regard to cost. Devices that meet the specification requirements for Windows 11 will be able to be updated for free. Many schools may have devices which are not able to upgrade to Windows 11 and we are keen to support these schools.

We have validated with Microsoft a more affordable rate for schools for extended security updates on Windows 10 devices, so schools can continue to use these devices safely for the next three years and do not need to purchase new devices. Extended security updates for Windows 10 will be offered to education institutions at the cost of $1 per device in the first year, $2 the following year and $4 the third year. More details about the transition to Windows 11 can be found here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2024/04/windows-10-end-of-support-updates-for-education/.

Schools have the flexibility to choose how they spend their money in relation to technology to best suit their needs and there is no ring-fenced funding for technology. Some services offered through the department’s school resource management collection may also be helpful to schools in managing their budgets. For example, the ‘Get help buying for schools’ service includes the opportunity to get free help from procurement specialists to help those in schools responsible for buying goods and services to get the best value for money. It provides specific advice on buying specific goods and services for their school through a department approved framework. The service is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-help-buying-for-schools.

Schools: Catering
Asked by: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 10th April 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms exist to ensure that catering contracts agreed by schools and academies comply with the duty in the Children and Families Act 2014 to support pupils with medical conditions, by including provision for children with conditions such as coeliac disease and severe food allergies to have access to the same opportunities as others, including safe meals.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

For the provision of school food, catering companies and suppliers are subject to allergen and packaging rules and regulations, such as the Food Information Regulations. Compliance with the Regulations falls under the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on governing bodies of maintained schools, proprietors of academies and management committees of pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils at their school with medical conditions. These may be food-related, for example a pupil may have a food allergy or coeliac disease. Schools should therefore take appropriate action in supporting such pupils to access food provision, particularly when schools have a legal requirement to offer free school meals (FSM) to those eligible for means-tested FSM or universal infant free school meals.

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Schools: Software
Asked by: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 10th April 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to schools and academies in England of upgrading computers following the most recent update to the Windows 11 operating system.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

I refer my noble Friend to the answer of 1 April 2025 to Question HL5134.




Lord Knight of Weymouth mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - MediaSmarts, and Media Literacy Ireland

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee

Found: Lord Dunlop; Baroness Fleet; Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill; Lord Holmes of Richmond; Lord Knight of Weymouth

Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI), and Mediawijs

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee

Found: Lord Dunlop; Baroness Fleet; Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill; Lord Holmes of Richmond; Lord Knight of Weymouth




Lord Knight of Weymouth - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 1st April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Leo Pekkala - Deputy Director at National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI)
Andy Demeulenaere - General Co-ordinator at Mediawijs
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Johnson - Director of Education at MediaSmarts
Martina Chapman - National Co-ordinator at Media Literacy Ireland
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Will Gardner OBE - Chief Executive Officer at Childnet
Chris Morris - Chief Executive Officer at Full Fact
Hannah Perry - Head of Research for Digital Policy at Demos
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Marc Davies - Digital Programme Lead at Cwmpas
Dr Gianfranco Polizzi - Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Communications at University of Birmingham
Dr Emma Stone - Director of Evidence and Engagement at Good Things Foundation
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Will Gardner OBE - Chief Executive Officer at Childnet
Chris Morris - Chief Executive Officer at Full Fact
Hannah Perry - Associate Director (Information Ecosystems) at Demos
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Marc Davies - Digital Programme Lead at Cwmpas
Dr Gianfranco Polizzi - Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Communications at University of Birmingham
Dr Emma Stone - Director of Evidence and Engagement at Good Things Foundation
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Carolyn Bunting MBE - Co-Chief Executive Officer at Internet Matters
Jonathan Baggaley - Chief Executive Officer at PSHE Association
Claire Pollard - executive board member at Media Education Association
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Alistair Barfield
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Carolyn Bunting MBE - Co-Chief Executive Officer at Internet Matters
Jonathan Baggaley - Chief Executive Officer at PSHE Association
Claire Pollard - executive board member at Media Education Association
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Alistair Barfield
Vicki Shotbolt - Chief Executive Officer at Parent Zone
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Carolyn Bunting MBE - Co-Chief Executive Officer at Internet Matters
Jonathan Baggaley - Chief Executive Officer at PSHE Association
Claire Pollard - executive board member at Media Education Association
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Alistair Barfield
Vicki Shotbolt - Chief Executive Officer at Parent Zone
Matteo Bergamini MBE - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Shout Out UK
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m.
Communications and Digital Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Media literacy
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Carolyn Bunting MBE - Co-Chief Executive Officer at Internet Matters
Jonathan Baggaley - Chief Executive Officer at PSHE Association
Claire Pollard - executive board member at Media Education Association
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Alistair Barfield - Director and founder at Deflect and Protect
Vicki Shotbolt - Chief Executive Officer at Parent Zone
Matteo Bergamini MBE - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Shout Out UK
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Government Response - Government response to the Committee's report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'. 2nd Report, Session 2024-25

Communications and Digital Committee
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Correspondence - Response from the BBC to the Committee's report 'The future of news', dated March 2025

Communications and Digital Committee
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Oral Evidence - University of Cambridge, and The Alan Turing Institute

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - MediaSmarts, and Media Literacy Ireland

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI), and Mediawijs

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee
Friday 25th April 2025
Written Evidence - Mhor Collective
MLI0002 - Media literacy

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee
Friday 25th April 2025
Written Evidence - UCL Institute of Education / Loughborough University
MLI0001 - Media literacy

Media literacy - Communications and Digital Committee