Baroness Smith of Malvern

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…

I largely agree with the noble Baroness. It is important that the strong powers within the Online Safety Act are implemented. However, the logic of her argument is that we need to…

Can I say how much I am enjoying getting back to this in the next stage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Monday? We will have the opportunity, once again, to discus…

The truth is that I do not know whether there is any evidence that supports that contention. The vast majority of children in this country do not go to single-sex schools. We need…

My noble friend raises an important point—we want girls to be able to feel safe and to report, as she suggests. However, it should be not only the responsibility of girls to stand…

The noble Lord makes two important points. On the latter point, it is important that we recognise that the vast majority of boys and young men abhor misogyny as much as anybody el…