"Given that music has disappeared from many state schools, what are the Government doing to bring music back, particularly to primary and secondary school children?..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister spoke about citizenship in schools. We had a brilliant committee last year on 11 to 16 education, which came out with amazing recommendations, all of which the Conservative Government turned down, so it would be very nice to know that the Labour Government will pick those …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, for initiating this debate in such a powerful way; he is a trained craftsman himself and a staunch supporter of craft. I also thank Daniel Carpenter from the Heritage Crafts Association, of which I have the honour to be a vice-president. …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, following on from that last question, can the Minister say what is being done to ensure that teachers have the right skills to train children in school on the dangers of online communication?..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I added my name to this amendment, which was tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, but has been very ably spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare. He and I tend to find ourselves in the same Lobbies for just about everything to do with apprenticeships.
"My Lords, at speaker 32, it is already quite challenging to find something new to say, and my sympathy goes out to the speakers towards the end of this debate. I am sure we will be tolerant if they find themselves repeating something that has already been said.
"I should inform the House that if this Motion is agreed to, I will be unable to call the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Scott of Bybrook, by reason of pre-emption...." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech