Baroness Wilcox of Newport

Shadow Spokesperson (Devolved Issues)

Labour Peer

Recent appearances

  • Independent Schools - Question 18 Mar 2024

    Over nine in 10 students study at state-funded schools. Teacher recruitment is in crisis, there is poor mental health support for pupils and school buildings are collapsing. If the Government will not support Labour’s pledge to end tax breaks for private schools, can the Minister tell the House how they intend to fund solving the multitude of problems facing the state school sector?
  • Higher Education - Motion to Take Note 7 Mar 2024

    My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend has brought this debate to our Chamber today. I commend him for the decades of work he has dedicated to the pursuit of better educational opportunities for all. I have the distinction of having been a serving teacher under his stewardship of the portfolio: prior to devolution of education to the Welsh Government in 1999, I had two years of working...
  • Skill Shortages in Business and Industry - Question 28 Feb 2024

    Apprenticeship schemes are essential for developing vital skills in young people, yet in the last decade apprenticeship starts have fallen by one-third, while over £1 billion raised by the apprenticeship levy goes unspent every year. Does the Minister accept that the apprenticeship levy requires a total revision of how companies are encouraged to offer apprenticeships?

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 14 October 2019

Currently held offices

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Devolved Issues) (since 21 Feb 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (since 18 May 2021)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (18 May 2021 to 20 Feb 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Wales) (18 May 2021 to 20 Feb 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (30 Sep 2020 to 17 May 2021)

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