"Very briefly, I thank everybody who has taken part in the debate. I said at the beginning that I hoped we would not have a fuzzy conversation, and we very clearly did not have that. I think the Minister heard a lot of commitment and enthusiasm around the House. We …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. There have been so many reports about the importance of vocational education and our inability as a country to deliver. Many of us in this House have been part of these arguments for years—it is good to see …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"That this House takes note of the action needed on skills, vocational training, and further and higher education to improve outcomes for those from deprived and disadvantaged communities and strengthen regional growth...." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"I am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but she said that she would be coming forward with a compromise. I am not really clear on what that is, because it seems that this is still the same evidence as before...." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register. I just want to talk very briefly about schools today. I say clearly that I have seen at first hand the transformative power of academies to deliver excellent education where there has been failure. When academies …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register. Probably most relevant today is the eight years that I spent at No. 10, starting in 1997.
I am grateful to the noble Lord for introducing today’s debate. In all honesty, I think that a better topic would have …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased to add my support to this timely Bill, and I emphasise my hope that young people will be involved in these conversations going forward, whether they are in the Youth Parliament, are in school councils around the country or are students in FE and higher …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to be able to speak, albeit late, in response to the gracious Speech from a Labour Government for the first time in 14 years, and I am very pleased to see such talented Ministers on the Front Bench today.
"My Lords, as ever in these debates, the breadth of experience in this House is quite outstanding. I certainly hope that the new Foreign Secretary knows what he is facing when he comes here.
"My Lords, I urge the Minister to talk to the new Secretary of State and urge her, after 12 years, to actually start governing rather than campaigning. As we have just heard, a series of headlines—ABCD and all the rest—may tick some boxes for the media but does not change …..." Baroness Morgan of Huyton - View Speech