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Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Thu 18 Sep 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court (XB - Life peer) I welcome recent announcements by the Government of a youth guarantee and the extra support for skills - Speech Link
2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) We have seen Skills England start, and we hope upon hope that it is the answer. - Speech Link
3: None Previously, the Digital Futures for Children centre at the LSE, which I chair, found little evidence - Speech Link
4: Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Con - Life peer) I see the huge potential that digital technology can bring in all sectors of our lives. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) The Department for Education has set non-statutory digital and technology standards for schools. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Committee stage part two - Wed 17 Sep 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) the costs of drafting and implementing a specific EDP, or a proportion of the cost of setting up a digital - Speech Link
2: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) These amendments seek to ensure that those paid by Natural England have the requisite skills. - Speech Link
3: None The plan also talks about skills and apprenticeships, late payment, finance and procurement from small - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
London Fashion Week: Cultural Contribution - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Rosie Wrighting (Lab - Kettering) Designers are experimenting with recycled fabrics, circularity, digital presentation and harnessing some - Speech Link
2: Clive Jones (LD - Wokingham) Local designers, digital start-ups and independent shops all have a stake in the future of the fashion - Speech Link
3: Louie French (Con - Old Bexley and Sidcup) At each event, designers bring together traditional materials and skills with new ideas. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Plan for Small Businesses - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire) business growth service to streamline access to advice and support, aligned with our vision for a modern digital - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)
Committee stage: 1st sitting - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None They work very closely around agendas for infrastructure, housing and skills in their areas, because - Speech Link
2: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) We do not have the specialist skills in local authorities anymore; they have to pay to bring that back - Speech Link
3: Mike Reader (Lab - Northampton South) At a strategic authority level, Liverpool City Region combined authority used Commonplace, a digital - Speech Link
4: Lewis Cocking (Con - Broxbourne) It is about sharing skills and having teams at the strategic level with the specialist skills that individual - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) For example, as UK Mayors, we have a consensus on 16-to-19 skills, on careers, and on a visitor levy - Speech Link
2: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Crime does not just come from bad people; it comes from poor housing, a lack of skills and opportunity - Speech Link
3: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) Gareth Davies: The first would be skills and capacity. - Speech Link
4: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) You need the right approach and the right skills to do a good job. - Speech Link
5: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) You have to have the right skills to do the work. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Day of Democracy - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) literacy a key part of the education curriculum, so that even six-year-olds are equipped with the skills - Speech Link
2: Tom Morrison (LD - Cheadle) The Centre for Countering Digital Hate has reported that the platform X has not followed its own rules - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Committee stage - Mon 15 Sep 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None testing facilities, and(e) any other installations primarily designed to support AI and large-scale digital - Speech Link
2: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Across the UK, digital outlets established in the past decade or so are connecting with growing audiences - Speech Link
3: None In conclusion, together these amendments embrace both print and digital distribution, meaning that councils - Speech Link
4: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) It used the wrong digital elevation model. - Speech Link
5: None We are looking at improving the planning permit portal by updating digital systems to speed up planning - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Regional Transport Inequality - Thu 11 Sep 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Catherine Atkinson (Lab - Derby North) modern railway to continue the electrification of the midland main line, which would bring jobs, skills - Speech Link
2: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab - City of Durham) causes delays, when our further education colleges could be supported to provide apprenticeships and skills - Speech Link
3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) unlock new homes for families.Last week, we announced that we are simplifying fares and expanding digital - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Suicide Prevention - Thu 11 Sep 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lee Pitcher (Lab - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme) Equipping first responders with the skills to spot the signs, start a compassionate conversation and - Speech Link
2: Zubir Ahmed (Lab - Glasgow South West) Thirdly, we will imbibe a greater sense of responsibility and responsiveness in the digital and media - Speech Link