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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Jul 2021
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Baker of Dorking, and I support his amendment. If he has to bring it back, I will support it and join him in the Lobby.

I will speak to Amendments 83 and 84, which would ensure that there is …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I speak to Amendment 35 under my name. The amendment is designed to have a body that will be representative of employers in a specified area. The Secretary of State must consult local education, business and enterprise groups, with the aim of ensuring that local employers are represented …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Covid-19: Children

"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for initiating this important debate and for her powerful speech. I also wish her a happy birthday.

Although SARS-CoV-2 does not cause the same severity of illness in children as in other age groups, the pandemic has had a …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Addington. It is an enormous pleasure to add my congratulations to my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Black of Strome, on her brilliant maiden speech. She is undoubtedly a world leader in forensic science and its use in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, and the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, on their brilliant maiden speeches and look forward to hearing more. To the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth I say thank you; like others, I will miss him and wish him well.

I …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 11 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day

"Noble Baronesses and noble Lords, today I wish to pay tribute to the women scientists who literally have saved the world. The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, has given me a lead by mentioning two of them.

SARS-CoV-2—a virus and the disease it causes—was first identified in China just over a …..."

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