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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Nov 2022
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

"My Lords, Amendment 67 was tabled in the names of my noble friends Lord Collins and Lord Blunkett. I raised the issue of the appointment of the director at Second Reading. At the time of our Second Reading, which I think was around June, the job had been advertised, with …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Nov 2022
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

"I thank the noble Baroness for that explanation. I also thank my noble friend Lord Stansgate and the noble Lord, Lord Deben, for their comments. We of course support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Wallace—I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for her comments in support.

This is …..."
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Written Question
Students: Loans
Monday 30th April 2018

Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, given that the Student Loans Company (SLC) has accepted responsibility for overpayments to healthcare students and that the SLC told students that they were not being overpaid, the SLC will write off overpayments to physiotherapy and other healthcare students.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

The government announced on 18 April 2018 that the Student Loans Company (SLC) will provide support to ensure that none of the students affected by the error suffer hardship.

Students affected by this will be eligible to apply for additional, non-repayable, support of up to £1,000 for the remainder of this academic year, and should contact the SLC. In addition, repayment of overpaid maintenance support will be deferred for all students affected until they have finished their courses and can afford to repay. Repayment of overpaid maintenance loans will happen via HM Revenue and Customs in the normal way, which is how students will have expected to repay their loans when they took them out.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2016
Children and Social Work Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2016
Children and Social Work Bill [HL]

"My Lords, Amendment 53C seeks to insert a new clause into the Bill. I have not participated in the passage of the Bill to date, but I have followed its progress with great interest and am pleased to bring this important matter for the consideration of the House today. The …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2016
Children and Social Work Bill [HL]

"I thank the Minister for that detailed and comprehensive answer. My only complaint is that he did not accept my amendment, because he has covered all the bases. Clearly there is more to discuss. I thank him for his answer and will certainly accept the invitation to discuss this further. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jul 2010
Schools: Special Needs and Disabilities

"With regard to children with special educational needs, do the Government accept the view of the House, which was overwhelmingly carried earlier this week, about special educational needs provision in the Academies Bill? Secondly, will he give his view on the fact that Becta played an important role in child …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2010
Academies Bill [HL]

"Does the noble Baroness think that there should be a consultation before a school becomes an academy or not?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2010
Academies Bill [HL]

" I am still not sure about the answer to my noble friend’s question. In layman’s terms, if the money for a new free school is to come from the money that is available to a local authority to fund all its schools, what happens to the other schools?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2010
Academies Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I know that the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, will probably have something to say on this. The noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts and I had several happy hours in the Chamber discussing community interest companies and how they should be formed. The noble Lord is correct—it …..."
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