20 Most Recent Stories From Baroness Walmsley's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Wed 21st Jul 2010:

Women in Society - <i>Motion to Take Note</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Verma for giving us another of our regular opportunities to talk about the position of women in society. She made a number of very important and welcome...

Thu 15th Jul 2010:

Criminal Justice System - <i>Debate</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords,I intend to restrict my remarks to the matter of children and young people in custody. There are too many children in custody; England and Wales have highest rate in western Europe. In...

Tue 13th Jul 2010:

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

I hope the House will allow me to say on behalf of the mover, since clarification has been required, that the analysis by the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, of the amendment is a misreading of its...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

My Lords, I added my name to this amendment, which I strongly commend to the House. I share my noble friend's concern about the analysis of the socio-demographic groups of the children in the...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

I do not want the noble Lord to get away with the idea that I do not support these amendments. I simply asked the Minister a question about subsection (4) of the proposed new clause.

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

My Lords, I, too, welcome Amendments 6 and 7, and I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Hill, has responded to the persuasion and effective blandishments of my noble friend Lord Phillips of Sudbury...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

I would love to hear what was said a few minutes ago. We are very much in favour of consultation on this side of the House.

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

The noble Baroness is very quick on her feet this afternoon but that is not the sort of list we are talking about. The list in Amendment 3 is dangerous because it probably leaves somebody out. In...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

My Lords, we on these Benches are second to no one in our enthusiasm for proposing the most widespread appropriate consultation on a matter such as this which is so important to every school....

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

I understand the point that the noble Lord, Lord Knight, is making, but I did not discuss that matter with my honourable friend. After all, the procedure at the other end is not a matter for a...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

There are indeed many complex issues to be further explored and I am sure that this will be done in another place. This morning I briefed my honourable friend Dan Rogerson MP, who will be...

<i>Third Reading</i> | Academies Bill [HL] | Lords debates.

My Lords, my noble friend knows how very much we, too, believe in the importance of parent governors. The Minister was kind enough to send us the model funding agreement, but he will be aware...

Thu 8th Jul 2010:

Education: History - <i>Question</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, given the global nature of our economy and the multicultural nature of our society, would it not be appropriate to allow schools the freedom to use their discretion, if they so wish, to...

Wed 7th Jul 2010:

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day) (Continued)</i> | Lords debates.

My understanding, as the person who spoke to Amendment 31, is that my noble friend has said that he does not wish to accept it. My view is that it is desirable but not essential and I shall not...

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day) (Continued)</i> | Lords debates.

Indeed I do, which is why I have tabled my little tweaking amendment in the hope of persuading my noble friend that a school should consult before it applies to become an academy. Once it knows...

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day) (Continued)</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, I will come to my Amendment 31 in just a moment. I strongly suspect that the Minister's answer to the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, is that the academy order is permissive. It does not force...

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day) (Continued)</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, in his Amendment 25 the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, replicates probing amendments that were tabled by at least three Members of this House in Committee and about which we had long...

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day) (Continued)</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, I, too, support the amendments in the names of my noble friends. I remind the House that we have already today-and, indeed, in our debates yesterday-come up with several examples of...

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day)</i> | Lords debates.

I thank the Minister for his reply and the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Drefelin, for her support. The noble Lord says that academies will have to deliver the early years foundation stage....

Academies Bill [HL] - <i>Report (2nd Day)</i> | Lords debates.

My Lords, Amendment 10 arises from our debate in Committee about the impact of the new legislation on the early years. The Bill remains ambiguous about the care and education of young children...

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