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Academies Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Monday, 7 June 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hill of Oareford. The answering member was Baroness Morgan of Drefelin.
Academies Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

719 c506-92 

Session

2010-12

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Academies Bill (HL). Explanatory notes also published (HL Bill 1-EN).
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2010-1294
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord James of Blackheath | 719 c551-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Lord, Lord Hill, to his new task and wish him well with this ver...
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 719 c548-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an important Bill which I look forward to supporting. The direction of travel is r...

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Lord James of Blackheath | 719 c552-4 (Link to this contribution) I did not know it at the time, my Lords, but found out in rather changed circumstances many years la...
Lord Bates | 719 c539-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate for a number of reasons. The first is that it is...
Bishop of Guildford | 719 c538-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at about the height of his popular fame just over a century ago—a fame hardly diminished t...
Baroness Morris of Yardley | 719 c541-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the way in which he has introduced his first piece of legis...
Baroness Howells of St Davids | 719 c554-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having studied the Bill before us—thankfully, it is very short—I saw little that took into...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 719 c555-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I congratulate the Minister. I hope he will at least read my congratulations. I wis...
Lord Harris of Peckham | 719 c527-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the noble Baroness, Lady Thatcher, and the noble Lord, Lord Baker, started CTCs in th...
Baroness Murphy | 719 c525-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the Bill. First, however, I declare an interest as chair of St George’s Hospital...
Baroness Garden of Frognal | 719 c523-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the Minister to his new post and look forward to working with him on this ...
Baroness Massey of Darwen | 719 c520-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Second Reading is in some ways a continuation of last week’s debate on education in t...
Lord Baker of Dorking | 719 c517-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must declare two interests: I am the chairman of the Edge Foundation, the largest charit...
Bishop of Lincoln | 719 c516-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate in my capacity as chair of ...
Lord Low of Dalston | 719 c512-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly welcome the Minister to his new position. I spoke on Wednesday, not Thursday, las...
Lord Turnbull | 719 c535-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in welcoming the Minister to the Front Bench. He was a valued colleague of m...
Baroness Morgan of Huyton | 719 c528-32 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that this is the first of many days that we will spend on this subject. I add my...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 719 c532-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add to the welcome given by many noble Lords to the noble Lord, Lord Hill, as he takes o...
Lord Hill of Oareford | 719 c506 (Link to this contribution) Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.
Lord Hill of Oareford | 719 c506-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House will be aware that I am now the Minister in charge of this Bill rather than my n...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 719 c509-12 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. Although it was his maiden speech plus three da...
Lord Hill of Oareford | 719 c586-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for her kind words. I am grateful also for the ki...
Baroness Williams of Crosby | 719 c589 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister leaves that area, can he say whether the so-called academy arrangements are requ...
Lord Hill of Oareford | 719 c589 (Link to this contribution) I fear that, if I may, I will need to write in more detail to the noble Baroness. I understand her p...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 719 c589 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister goes off the subject of charity, and given that the Charity Commission is a high...
Lord Hill of Oareford | 719 c589-92 (Link to this contribution) That, too, is a point on which I need to reflect. Generally, I will follow that up with the noble Lo...
Baroness Walmsley | 719 c585 (Link to this contribution) I have listened carefully to what the noble Baroness has said. Does she agree that a decision by an ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 719 c585-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is an interesting question. However, the key issue which the noble Baroness raises is...
Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 719 c566-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his new position and thank him for his clear exposition of the B...
Lord Northbourne | 719 c570-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to be brief. I congratulate the Government on giving such a high priority to impr...
Lord Lucas | 719 c560-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Front Bench and I welcome this Bill. It has an excellent pre...
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port | 719 c564-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I felt as if I was hearing the winding-up speech there—and I wanted to defend local author...
Lord Rix | 719 c577-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am motivated to speak out today because of my concern about certain elements of the Acad...
Baroness Walmsley | 719 c579-82 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the academies programme was first introduced to this House by the noble Lord, Lord Ad...
Lord Blackwell | 719 c572-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I should draw attention to my interests as chairman of a company involved in constr...
Lord Puttnam | 719 c575-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive director of Promethean World, an educational tech...
Earl of Listowel | 719 c557-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Phillips of Sudbury, to hear how car...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 719 c582-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to follow the fine speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. We have had...
Lord Greaves | 719 c545-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Minister on his innovative introductory speech—his first speech i...
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