Baroness Smith of Malvern

My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity today to respond to concerns raised by noble Lords and to clarify areas of misunderstanding, including in some of the analysis duri…

Moved by That this House do not insist on its Amendment 102, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 102A. 102A: Because the Amendment imposes inappropriate restricti…

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 16, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 16A. 16A: Because the Commons does not consider the review proposed by the…

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 5, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 5A. 5A: Because learning from the Families First for Children Pathfinder wil…

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 2, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 2A. 2A: Because the Commons consider the Amendment to be unnecessary in ligh…

That the Grand Committee do consider the Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scruti…

That the Grand Committee do consider the Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…

Much of what we will be talking about in the next parliamentary Session will obviously relate to special educational needs and disability funding and provision in schools, both in…

We could argue about the figures but, in the academic year 2025-2026, it was the case that the Government made a small cut to the adult skills fund in the very challenging fiscal…

I start by thanking noble Lords for their contributions and questions. I will endeavour to answer them and to get the SIs in the right order as I do so. Before I turn to the quest…

I am pleased to have the opportunity to ask the Committee to consider these three instruments together today: the Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2…

That the Grand Committee do consider the Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Sc…