Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 16 Jul 2021
Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Knight, not just for introducing this important Bill but for a lifetime devoted to one of the most important causes of all: giving young people the best possible start in life and the education and skills they need to fulfil their potential …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Children with Genetic Conditions: Specialist Support
"My Lords, will the Minister hold a meeting to listen to representatives from the National Society for Phenylketonuria and young people with the genetic condition PKU so that the Government can learn more about the impact this has on children, their health and education, and consider what more the Government …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Modern Foreign Languages: Teachers
"My Lords, instead of dealing with different subject areas or areas of the curriculum in isolation or piecemeal, do we not need a serious, in-depth, cross-party inquiry that includes the teaching profession, business, educational experts and so on to work out what young people need to be taught and how …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021
"My Lords, the risk here is not grade inflation. It is the exact opposite. It is that pupils from poor or overcrowded homes, with special needs, or from schools that provided fewer online lessons, will not get the grades that they would have if they had not missed a year’s …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
Schools: Online Teaching
"Although the Government have spent more, the Sutton Trust says that just 5% of state school students have adequate access to devices for remote learning. Some 86% of private schools use online live lessons, compared with 50% in state schools, which is worse than last year. Only 26% of children …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Feb 2021
Schools: Online Learning
"My Lords, Sutton Trust research shows that poorer children are half as likely to take part in online lessons. Only half of middle-class children and just one-third from poorer families spend four hours on schoolwork a day, while 40% of state schoolchildren are not completing their work. This is a …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 28th January 2021
Asked by:
Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there are new opportunities for British companies in the energy sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
The Department for International Trade (DIT) team in Iraq continues to assess the ongoing opportunities in the energy sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and help British companies access applicable opportunities.
Companies in the Oil & Gas sectors are making particular progress in the KRI and we would recommend that any prospective market entrant should seek advice from the DIT team in the country about how to mitigate risks. Companies should also bear in mind that, as per the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12th December 2020, the Government is phasing out direct support to the fossil fuels sector as the UK transitions toward a low-carbon economy.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Jan 2021
Education: The Holocaust
"I pay tribute to the amazing survivors who use their experience of these terrible events to teach young people about where racism and prejudice can lead. However, there will be a time when they are no longer able to speak directly to students so I reiterate the importance of ensuring …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2021
Schools: Exams
"I apologise. I was saying that many children still do not have a computer, wi-fi or space in which to work. If schools are open for the children of key workers or for vulnerable children, why can space not be found in schools, community centres or libraries for those who …..."Lord Austin of Dudley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Asked by:
Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment has she made of the level of potential opportunities for (a) export and (b) trade with Israel.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Israel remains a strategic priority for UK trade with total trade in goods and services between the UK and Israel totalling £4.2bn in 2019.
Total UK exports to Israel amounted to £2.4bn in 2019 and our Embassy team in Tel Aviv, supported by the Department for International Trade (DIT) team in London and across the UK, continues to support and engage with business on a daily basis both to assess and realise potential opportunities for UK business in line with the Export Strategy, the government’s plan to increase UK total exports as a proportion of GDP to 35% and make Britain a 21st century exporting superpower. The strategy, which focuses on all global markets, including Israel, will encourage and inspire more businesses to export; inform businesses by providing practical assistance on exporting; connect UK businesses to overseas buyers and opportunities; and help provide finance through UK Export Finance to enhance the HMG offer to UK exporters. Through this strategy we will also continue to promote the UK as a bilateral trading partner, reassuring Israeli businesses that the UK remains open for business and remains an advocate for free trade and open markets.
On trade more broadly, the Trade Continuity Agreement signed between the UK and Israel last February reflects the importance both countries attribute to the respective trading relationship and the potential opportunities that exist. I am delighted that the Hon. Member will be supporting the important and exciting work that builds on the agreement as our recently appointed Trade Envoy for Israel.