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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Nov 2025
Curriculum and Assessment Review

"My Lords, I start by acknowledging the work of Professor Becky Francis and her expert advisory team on this very important and detailed review. They were set clear criteria, which the team has diligently sought to incorporate. The level of detail in the review means that, given the time available, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Nov 2025
Curriculum and Assessment Review

"They will get 20 minutes.

To take one example of curriculum change and how to spot misinformation, as Daisy Christodoulou wrote in her recent blog on the Pacific Northwest tree octopus, there is a risk that we end up with simple checklists that aim to identify misinformation but which, in …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Protection of Children Codes of Practice

"My Lords, I apologise: I came to listen to this debate from the steps of the throne, but the more I listened, the more I thought I would make a very short contribution. I join others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his Motion. The noble Lords, Lord …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2025
Protection of Children Codes of Practice

"On the point about evidence, I am absolutely not an expert in this but the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, definitely is. I think it would be a very good use of the Minister’s time to meet with her. She described a situation where the research that is being done is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Antisemitism: Universities

"The Minister has referred a couple of times to the Office for Students’ new E6 powers. To reassure Jewish students, I hope, could the Minister set out how long it will take, if a university is identified as having weaknesses under E6, to address those?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I feel in a lonely position in not being able to thank the Government for their comments on my amendment. I feel sad that I have to speak again, as I hoped that the Government would have talked to those running our schools and trusts and would have …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I speak briefly to support, from the perspective of teachers, the comments by the noble Lord, Lord Fox. Of course, teachers and other front-line caring professionals carry immense responsibility for the welfare and safety of children, which brings with it considerable legal obligations that few other professions face. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"On the noble Lord’s last point about employers being able to retain their existing contracts, in the letter I received from the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Malvern, on 1 September, she writes in relation to that specific point:

“As set out above, a term of an employee’s …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"I am sorry to intervene again on the Minister, but I asked this question specifically of the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones and Lady Smith, because that is what employers are worried about: that their existing staff will suffer as a result of this. I think the noble Baroness’s letter is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"I thank the Minister for that clarification, but I take little reassurance from it, in particular the idea of what will happen in the next few years to the focus of the SSSNB. In this House, we make legislation beyond the next few years. With that, I would like to …..."
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