"My Lords, if I may speak again, I believe I was just accused by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, of insulting parents, which I have never been accused of before. I would like to explain myself slightly. The law, as far as I understand it, is that the …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, as a teacher, I am quite interested in how the Government will quality control jobs. Back in the day, when we used to do employment fortnight, those children who did not have direct access to parents or friends who had good places they could do jobs at ended …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Fowler for his powerful introduction and declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher.
When talking about broadcasting, there is a tendency to look back at a pre-internet, pre-satellite halcyon time: a golden age of TV with three …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, according to Historic England, up to 670,000 additional homes could be created through the repair and repurposing of existing historic buildings. Have the Government had any conversations with Historic England about this?..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coussins for giving us the opportunity to discuss this important topic and for her excellent and constructive introduction. As ever, I declare my interest as a secondary school teacher in Hackney, although I teach design technology rather than useful languages. At school …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that Answer. This week, Cardiac Risk in the Young will publish a study reporting on the cardiac screening of 104,000 young people aged 14 to 35 over a 10-year period in England and Wales. Uniquely, it follows up on each one. Sadly, this is still …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK National Screening Committee’s position on screening to detect issues that could cause sudden cardiac death in young people...." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name, I declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher in Hackney...." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, it is me again; apologies. Four days in a row—and I think noble Lords all know my profession. STEM/STEAM, girls/boys: there is a bigger picture here. Every student, every young person, should be guided to their full potential so that they can become the workers of the future …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 353 and 355, which were so powerfully introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg. I express due deference to the thought-provoking input from my noble friend Lady Gohir.