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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Oct 2024
Freedom of Speech in Universities

"On freedom of speech, as a former academic, I detect—to put it firmly—a real stitch-up here between vice-chancellors and the Government. Really and truly, they just want an easy time of this and the Government have provided them the convenience of having that. This is not really an issue about …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Jan 2024
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Species Management and ELMS

"My Lords, as a new entrant farmer, I think that there is another kind of endangered species that we have missed here, and that is the farmers themselves. As I have come into farming, lots of people are just leaving it. One of the reasons for that is that we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2024
Schools: Persistent Absenteeism

"My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister tell us about some of the data analysis that the ministry has managed to work on over the last few years and how that relates to school attendance?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Black and Minority Ethnic Babies: Mortality Rates

"My Lords, to what extent is the research programme of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities looking into this area of health disparities in childbirth and death in childbirth?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Jul 2023
Schools: Absenteeism

"My Lords, I declare an interest here as somebody who, as a schoolboy, regularly bunked off school. Noble Lords will be happy to know that I want straight to the library and studied medieval poetry—so that was helpful. I would like to ask my noble friend the Minister if she …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Jun 2023
Employment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, Workforce

"My Lords, I am sure that my noble friend will be aware of the findings of my recent report. One of the things that has come out of it is the disparity in apprenticeships. We found that take-up of higher apprenticeships by white young people was twice as likely as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Jun 2023
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

"My Lords, I thank you all for the opportunity to give my maiden speech during this debate on lifelong learning.

Before I start, I must confess that my wife and daughter have warned me severely that I should not tell any jokes, because they claim you will not find me …..."

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