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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Skills, Vocational Training, and Further and Higher Education

"My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. I remind your Lordships of my interest as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education and the Cadet Vocational College. It is about that FE college that I want to speak briefly this afternoon.

Community cadets are a growing …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 16 Oct 2025
Music and Dance Schools: Affordable Access

"My Lords, I remind the Committee of my registered interest as chairman of the English Schools’ Orchestra. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Blackwell for his long-term championship of the music and dance scheme. The almost one thousand hugely talented students who are supported by the scheme are …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Craft Industry: Support

"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg. I remind the Committee of my registered interest as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education.

I will speak about an important and brand-new initiative in heritage crafts: the Wren international centre of excellence at St Paul’s Cathedral. …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 09 May 2025
80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan

"My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my registered interest as chairman of the Cadet Vocational College. I do so because today I shall refer particularly to the engagement of cadets in the war effort and in the marking this week of the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

By 1945 …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life

"My Lords, while also thanking the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, I remind your Lordships of my registered interest as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education. The institution, the only royal chartered body exclusively for further education, was founded in 2015. Its chief aim is to improve skills education …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Music Education

"My Lords, I, too, praise my noble friend Lady Fleet for putting down this important debate, and commend her and the other members of her advisory panel for the production of the national plan that we are debating today. I declare my registered interest as chairman and founder of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Restoration and Renewal

"My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my registered charitable interest as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, which has some national responsibilities for vocational education and apprenticeships, and I shall return to apprenticeship in one moment. I was delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, has mentioned …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 May 2022
Schools Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my registered interests, including as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, chairman of the Centre for Education & Finance Management and several other charitable bodies concerned with education. I have been conscious for a long while that there have been lacunae …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 May 2022
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I refer your Lordships to my registered interests as chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, the English Schools’ Orchestra, and several other charities and bodies connected to education.

I welcome greatly the emphasis in the Queen’s Speech on school education and particularly want to mention two …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Education: Multi Academy Trusts

"That the Grand Committee takes note of the growth of Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) in the school system, and the ways in which strong MATs can demonstrate their impact on the education of young people...."
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