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Lords Chamber
Creative Industries: Qualifications - Thu 23 Jul 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Keeley (Lab - Life peer) It depends on the choices we make now about education and skills. - Speech Link
2: Lord Addington (LD - Life peer) How do these exams allow you pathways to level 4 and 5 skills? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) needed in the creative industries fall within that digital and technical area, as Skills England has - Speech Link
4: Baroness Keeley (Lab - Life peer) She made the point that collaborative skills and deeply immersive craft skills are needed, and that single - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Young People: Gambling Harm - Thu 23 Jul 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) with the Prime Minister.Thirdly, there were recommendations to require greater accountability of digital - Speech Link
2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) So many get their pleasure from honing their skills in working out—and hopefully beating—the odds. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) We know that the digital world moves faster than traditional regulation; this is why we introduced a - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Digital and Technology Policy: National Sovereignty - Thu 23 Jul 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) Skills are hugely important in this area. - Speech Link
2: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) How will this benefit digital sovereignty? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab - Life peer) and digital inclusion. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting)
Committee stage: 17th sitting - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) should prioritise medical graduates with the most relevant qualifications, clinical experience and skills - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Jesse Norman (Con - Hereford and South Herefordshire) of a friend of mine, on any of this nonsense—not even on Baroness Lloyd and the hopeless Building Digital - Speech Link
2: Aphra Brandreth (Con - Chester South and Eddisbury) This fantastic pilot has transformed these pupils’ enthusiasm for education by giving them practical skills - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Early Release Prisoners: Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) If there is sufficient capacity within the allocated prison, these skills can be acquired alongside qualifications - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp - Bishops) To achieve lasting housing security, prison leavers must be given the skills, as other noble Lords have - Speech Link
3: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) delivered through commissioned rehabilitation services and “duty to refer” pathways into a single digital - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Artificial Intelligence: Legislation - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) The Government are currently focused on investment in AI skills for work, through tertiary education, - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab - Life peer) That is why we are also developing our digital skills programme and ensuring that everybody can benefit - Speech Link
3: Viscount Camrose (Con - Life peer) Secondly, are the Government taking steps to ensure those regulators have the necessary skills and resources - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Health Bill (Sixteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 16th sitting - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: None operational, analytical and patient engagement capabilities;(b) assess the risk of loss of knowledge, skills - Speech Link
2: Karin Smyth (Lab - Bristol South) process for voluntary redundancies and voluntary exits, to minimise disruption and protect critical skills - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
National Shipbuilding Strategy - Wed 15 Jul 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Rogan (UUP - Life peer) What support if any can His Majesty’s Government provide to ensure that the Northern Ireland skills base - Speech Link
2: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) The Government are investing in shipbuilding.On skills, which the noble Lord mentioned, he will know - Speech Link
3: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) When they are integrated on the digital platforms that we will have, they will give us huge capability - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026 - Wed 15 Jul 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) The LLE was a central element within the Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, supporting - Speech Link
2: Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD - Life peer) Skills shortages continue across sectors, including engineering, construction, digital industries, health - Speech Link