"I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. I declare interests as chairman of the Royal College of Music and a governor of Brentwood School...." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. The sad, blunt truth is that music education in state schools is on life support. The number of pupils taking A-level music is down by a third since 2014—sadly, often because it is simply not available as a subject. GCSE …..." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the decline in the number of students taking music A-level...." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as chairman of the Royal College of Music...." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that Answer. A-level music is a crucial gateway to a professional career in music. If it dies out, the future of music in the UK will be threatened. Is my noble friend therefore alarmed at the shocking decline in the number of pupils taking …..." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of pupils taking the subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate...." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare an interest as chairman of the Royal College of Music...." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer, but is not the truth that the EBacc is fundamentally flawed? The Government set a target of 75% of state-school pupils to sit it by 2022 but last year, as he said, only 38% did so. That figure has been …..." Lord Black of Brentwood - View Speech