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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Education Recovery

"My Lords, if the Government intended to be so parsimonious with spending to help children recover the schooling lost during the pandemic, might it have been more sensible to have given Sir Kevan a budget to work with? Can the Minister say how much the Government are prepared to spend …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 16 Apr 2021
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill

"My Lords, I applaud this Bill and wish it a speedy passage through the House. Hence, although I see some merit in the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, I hope he will withdraw it, because we cannot afford to slow the progress of the Bill. I simply …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 19 Mar 2021
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, and I agree with everything that he said. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for introducing the Bill with such feeling. It is an important Bill, albeit a small one, because the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 11 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day

"My Lords, if women are to flourish in society, it is essential that they should play a full part in politics. That is as true in our country as in the developing world. Here I pay tribute to—I still think of her as my noble friend—the noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2020
Covid-19 Summer Food Fund

"My Lords, the Minister says, rightly, that the focus should be on the children. Can she please explain to the House how that was reflected in the decision that the Government took and stood by—until Marcus Rashford intervened—that they would not extend the scheme through the holiday?..."
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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Brexit
Tuesday 19th December 2017

Asked by: Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the number, and (2) the cost, of (a) those directly employed by, and (b) those hired as consultants by, the Department for International Trade to work on matters related to Brexit, has increased since the Brexit referendum; and if so, by how much.

Answered by Baroness Fairhead

Leaving the European Union is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.

The Department for International Trade was established to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade.

Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give a specific figure.