Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
Debate between Baroness Barran and Baroness Royall of BlaisdonWednesday 7th December 2022
(1 year, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
Given the hour, I am more than happy to set that out in detail in a letter to the noble Baroness. I hope that will allow us to explain to the satisfaction of the House how this provision will operate and that the amendments—
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab)
My Lords, I am terribly sorry to interrupt the Minister’s flow again. I am very grateful to her for suggesting that she should continue the conversation with the noble Lord, Lord Patten, and for saying that she will write to my noble friend. However, if we still have deep concerns about this—I think we are right to be deeply concerned—I suggest that we come back to it at Third Reading, notwithstanding what the letter may explain.
Baroness Barran (Con)
I hear the noble Baroness’s request. I hope my letter will be able to reassure your Lordships that these amendments are not necessary.
Plurilingual and Intercultural Education
Debate between Baroness Barran and Baroness Royall of Blaisdon(1 year, 6 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
The Government are concerned about the level of uptake of modern foreign languages in schools generally, and specifically in the communities to which the noble Baroness refers. That is why we announced in our schools White Paper that we are setting up a network of language hubs, introducing new continual professional development courses for language teachers at both primary and secondary level, and have undertaken a review of the modern foreign languages GCSE curriculum and syllabus, which we think will improve uptake.
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab)
My Lords, I remind noble Lords of my entries in the register. The Minister mentioned some facts and figures to do with the Turing scheme. Can she assure us that all students who spend a year abroad as part of their studies at university do not have to pay any extra and that their universities do not have to subsidise them in any way as a result of the change from Erasmus to the Turing scheme?
Baroness Barran (Con)
I will need to confirm the exact details of that in writing to the noble Baroness.