Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Lord Knight of Weymouth Excerpts

Tuesday 20th May 2025 Lords Chamber

I turn to home education. I have tabled Amendment 279 to allow local authorities—

[Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)]

I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, whom I respect and enjoy debating with, but does he accept that if all 80 of us who made Second Reading speeches—and I enjoyed his four minutes—speak for nine minutes, as he has done, ranging across the whole of the Bill, it will make a nonsense of the work of this House?

[Lord Nash (Con)]

I have a great deal of respect for the noble Lord, Lord Knight. I do not think all of us are going to make a nine or 10-minute speech, but I will wrap up now and hope that keeps him happy.