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HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsAs the noble Lord knows, a number of these things are under review, and we will test them as part of our pathfinders and in the improvement plan. It is very important that that…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsWe have made significant changes with the soft drinks levy, the regulations on home calorie labelling and the restrictions that I mentioned in response to the noble Lord opposite…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsI may need to write to the noble Lord with a detailed answer to that. The Government follow the evidence on what will have the greatest impact. Specifically in relation to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsI am sure that parents can access the school food standards. We work closely with schools and help them, particularly at times of inflationary pressure, to ensure that they get…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsI absolutely do not recognise the picture of massive underfunding of schools. As I have said repeatedly in the House, schools will have the highest budgets per pupil in real terms…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, we expect all schools to be able to identify commonly occurring special educational needs. In the improvement plan we included proposals to build workforce capacity and…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsAs I think I have tried to say in response to earlier questions, the school food standards are part of a much wider picture of what impacts on childhood obesity, which I agree is…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsI hope that the noble Lord recognises at lot of the measures that the Government have taken on sugar content in food generally and the positioning of food products in retail…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsI am not sure that there is a direct link between implementation and exclusion; there are cases where a plan has been implemented. Of course, the last thing we want for any…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsI reassure my noble friend that that is covered in the national curriculum in a number of subjects, including within design and technology, where there is a focus on exactly the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsI acknowledge the noble Lord’s point about the variability in identification of certain commonly occurring special educational needs. There is a variability as the noble Lord…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsIf the noble Baroness has specific cases she would like to share with me afterwards, I will be more than happy to take those up and look into them. It is extremely important that…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsObviously, the ESC report to which the right reverend Prelate refers is very recent, so the department is considering very seriously the recommendations from the committee.…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Special Educational NeedsObviously, we take those reports extremely seriously, and that is the value of having an independent inspectorate. I cannot comment on the specific Hertfordshire case, but we work…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsMy Lords, the school food standards regulate the food and drink provided at both lunchtime and other times of the school day. They already restrict foods high in fat, salt and…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsThe Government have a strong record in this area, with changes to the eligibility for free school meals for families in receipt of universal credit. I hear the strength of the…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsAs I said, specifically on food and drink available in school, our Get Help Buying for Schools service makes sure that schools buy not only efficiently and compliantly but well…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Food StandardsI am very interested in the noble Baroness’s example of Sheffield because, when I have been asked about auto-enrolment previously, I noted that the constraints around it relate to…15 Nov 2023HANSARDSchools: Catering Facilities and RAACOf the 214 schools the noble Earl referred to, 202 are providing full-time face-to-face education and 12 are in hybrid arrangements. In all cases, we work with the school to make…23 Oct 2023HANSARDSchools: Catering Facilities and RAACI cannot give the House an exact figure today because we are working through every school’s exact needs with them, but I would obviously be delighted to report back to the House…23 Oct 2023