"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and I pay tribute to her for securing this debate. I declare my interest as chair and co-founder of the London Music Fund, and former chair of the model music curriculum and the national plan for music …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, who presented them with compelling logic. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, on her leadership on this Bill and her brilliant speeches.
"My Lords, I speak to the intended purpose of the Bill, which includes improving the well-being of children, as given in subsection (1)(a) of the proposed new clause, and removing barriers to opportunity, as given in subsection (2)(c) of the proposed new clause. I declare my interests as governor of …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. As a former newspaper editor, I pay tribute briefly to one of the most outstanding journalists of our generation, who we have just heard has died, Andrew Norfolk. Your Lordships will all know his name from his investigation …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to speak in this debate. I declare my interest as a governor of the Shoreditch Park academy in Hackney. I will focus on the proposed measures that I think threaten academies. Many noble Lords have already made brilliant, passionate speeches based on deep knowledge …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and I congratulate him on the work that he does at IPSO, which is much appreciated by newspapers. I also congratulate my noble friend Lady Stowell on the excellent The Future of Newsreport …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 32 in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I will briefly add a rather personal perspective of antisemitism, which is absolutely central to our debate today.
I believe, as I think we all do, that antisemitism must be central to the memorial’s learning …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 16 in the name of my noble friend Lord Strathcarron. I, too, am greatly in favour of a new Holocaust memorial in London—we all are—but the proposed memorial, designed by the discredited architect David Adjaye, is totally inappropriate. The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, delivered, in …..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise to the Committee but this is my first intervention on the Bill. I declare my interest as a former chairman of Arts Council London. I rise to speak to Amendment 29 and the consequential amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra.
"My Lords, I do not think that the Minister has fully answered my noble friend’s question. Is it 6,500 more teachers by the end of this Parliament?..." Baroness Fleet - View Speech