Results 1–20 of 374 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Lord Dearing

Royal Mail — Statement (16 Dec 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chairman of the Post Office and as someone who receives a Post Office pension. The Minister referred to a package; and a package has to be delivered by the partners. First, will the Minister confirm that the Government will be a partner to the delivery of that package? Secondly, does the other potential partner have the resource and the will to...

Olympic Games 2012: Languages — Question (16 Dec 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I declare an interest as the writer of a report for the Government. Following the point made by my noble friend Lady Coussins, does the Minister agree that there are times when advertising and promotion can be fruitful? Does he further agree that the Olympic Games would be a very fruitful time for the Government to finance extra advertising to promote languages to children and that...

Queen's Speech — Debate (6th Day) (11 Dec 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to listen to colleagues speaking on subjects on which they have expert knowledge to share. I shall respond to a number of points made, beginning with those of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. I took the noble Baroness's remarks as a statement that her objective in these deliberations is to help the Government come forward with first-class legislation that...

Education and Skills Bill (30 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and found his remarks on the foundation stage very encouraging. I took it as meaning that the Government will look for opportunities to help these people. As for the level 3 people, it would be helpful if the Government were to respond to the request of the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, and say how they expect and plan to achieve whatever the...

Education and Skills Bill (30 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: moved Amendment No. 74: Clause 73, page 44, line 10, leave out "25" and insert "30"

Education and Skills Bill (30 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: Lords, this is one of a group of three amendments, the first of which proposes that the financial support that the Bill proposes should be given to those between the ages of 19 and 25 to obtain a level 3 qualification should be extended to those up to the age of 30. I propose this amendment against the background of what our Select Committee on Economic Affairs in 2006-07 said about...

Education and Skills Bill (30 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I strongly support full-time education to 18 but I beg the Government not to introduce a criminal offence. The people who are likely to be caught by this are the people who are likely to be the most disadvantaged in life. To add that to their problems is intolerable.

Education and Skills Bill (30 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I shall be very brief. It strikes me that the noble Lord, Lord Layard, is not asking for a great deal in Amendment No. 8. He is simply saying that the learning should be away from the workstation, but it can still be in the same workplace. I shall limit myself to a question. In order to avoid a young person being exploited during these 280 hours—for example, in a hairdresser's...

Planning Bill (23 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: Some noble Lords will remember a show called "Oliver!" in which Fagin says, "You've got to pick-a-pocket or two". As currently drafted, this smacks of a situation where the pick-pocket-in-chief can choose his own jury. I am grateful to the Minister for the assurance that that is not quite what the Government have in mind.

Planning Bill (23 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: In London there are two charging authorities, the mayor and the borough concerned. There needs to be some mechanism to ensure that, if the two operate independently in setting their charges, there is some mechanism for seeing that they are mutually consistent and reasonable.

Banking: Financial Stability ( 8 Oct 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, as a humble Cross-Bencher, may I say that the action the Government are taking is doubly welcome, not only in support of the economy but in support of a banking industry which has made a massive contribution to our well-being over the years? I have two points for the Minister. The first relates to the interests of the taxpayer and follows a point made by the noble Lord, Lord...

Education and Skills Bill (17 Jul 2008)

Lord Dearing: We all feel strongly about this big issue in education. I am grateful to the noble Lord for raising it. In support of this amendment, I should say that, yes, to have early diagnosis is immensely valuable, but it must result in the allocation of resources. One knows that local authorities strapped for cash are reluctant to provide the resources required, and one has to be satisfied that the...

Education and Skills Bill (17 Jul 2008)

Lord Dearing: I hope that the Minister will be able to give a positive response to the thrust of these amendments. As I read Clause 55(1), unless the Secretary of State chooses to make directions, the duty is almost empty. A local education authority "must" make available this, that and the other such as it considers appropriate. That does not amount to anything. To give substance to these provisions, we...

Education and Skills Bill (17 Jul 2008)

Lord Dearing: I warmly support the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Perry. I am one of those who attended the presentation by the Rose project. It was moving, and one felt we had a duty to respond to it. It makes such a difference to these people's lives, and changing their lives helps us all. As the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, said, to get a bus and go to work is an achievement; clocking...

Education and Skills Bill (17 Jul 2008)

Lord Dearing: I support the spirit of these amendments. I should also like to raise one further thought—the possibility of offering the young person the opportunity to do community service as an alternative to a financial penalty.

Higher Education: Office of the Independent Adjudicator (14 Jul 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I understand the purpose of the noble Lord's Question and the need for the body to be seen as independent. Having said that, I know from attending an international conference how very highly regarded the independence of the adjudicator is. Will the Minister confirm that students pursuing courses of higher education in colleges of further education have access to the independent...

Prisons (26 Jun 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I support the Motion moved by the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, and congratulate him on his speech. I propose to concentrate on the entirely non-political issue of how our prisons are run—their management. As I have studied the matter, it seems to me that the inheritance of today's management from the past is daunting. The 2007 edition of the Oxford Handbook of Criminology states...

Higher Education (26 Jun 2008)

Lord Dearing: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Luce, on securing this debate and on the quality of his contribution. When looking to the future, it is logical to reflect on the purpose of universities. The committee I chaired 10 years ago had some thoughts on purposes which have recently been endorsed by the Higher Education Funding Council. I will not weary you with them, since they are...

Education and Skills Bill (25 Jun 2008)

Lord Dearing: Hear, hear!

Education and Skills Bill (25 Jun 2008)

Lord Dearing: I rise briefly to support Amendment No. 50. This seems to me to be a constructive and positive approach to intervening with a young person who is showing all the signs of not complying with the provisions of Clause 2. It gives him or her some standing to have a contract. He or she has never had one before. Parents will take an interest in something like that and if, as I would hope, young...


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