My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. There have been so many reports about the importance of vocational education and our inability as a country to deliver. Many of us in this House have been part of these arguments for years—it is good to see the noble Lord, Lord Baker, in h…
My Lords, there is much to commend in the Bill, not least because it seeks—as did the last Government—to strengthen collaboration between education and social services for the benefit of the life chances of all our children.
However, it is regrettable that, while the Government claim their enthusia…