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HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceThis will be an open, public consultation in the normal way.25 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceThe noble Lord obviously brings extensive experience and wisdom in these areas. As he is aware, the Government will publish a draft Bill to ban conversion practices, and we are…25 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Transgender GuidanceThe noble Baroness raises important points, but she paints a picture that I do not fully recognise. The vast majority of schools realise that these are incredibly sensitive issues…25 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareElements of the Online Safety Bill will touch on this, but, as the noble Lord understands very well, this is much broader than online safety. I push back hard on his assertion of…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareI thank the noble Lord for his question and his reflections. The Government are already engaging with the education sector on these issues. I will meet the head of Ofqual next…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareI take this opportunity to celebrate our extraordinarily successful and innovative creative industries. The Government are doing a great deal in relation to careers advice,…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareThe noble Lord makes a good point. AI lacks empathy and emotion. I think the human brain will always be more creative. It changes the skills that we need to equip all of us—our…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareThis whole area throws up enormous issues in terms of copyright and intellectual property, of which this is one example. I know that colleagues in the Office for Artificial…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareI suggest that teachers and educationalists do know the difference. The big change that we are seeing is the development of these LLMs—large language models—and other types of AI.…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareMy noble friend is absolutely right. The AI genie is out of the bottle, and it is how we manage the risk and capitalise on the opportunity. We are aiming to do that in our schools…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareI am not sure of the link to the Question unless the noble Lord is suggesting that at some point a chatbot might replace our Scottish colleagues.19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareThe noble Baroness raises two different points. On fairness of access to technology, obviously the Government are working very hard and are committed to making sure that those…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareMy Lords, AI has the potential to transform society. We must harness the potential benefits, including reducing workload and improving accessibility, while confronting the risks…19 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareA great deal of work is going on at the moment looking at different options, as I have said, to increase affordability but also to increase flexibility for parents. In addition to…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareAs the noble Baroness said, the Government are very aware of the importance of this issue. We have made a number of changes, particularly in relation to funding early years…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareMy Lords, helping working families to take up and remain in work is a government priority. The majority of parents can access the childcare they need in order to work, thanks to…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareThis is one of the areas that we are exploring at the moment and it is a particularly complex and challenging one. As the noble Baroness rightly says, every individual disabled…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareObviously, the majority of providers in the childcare market in terms of number of places—whether childminders or nurseries—are effectively private businesses. The Government are…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareI am not aware of specific examples to give my noble friend, although I do know that a number of businesses are very innovative in the childcare that they provide to their staff.…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcareThe Government are absolutely committed to families getting the right, co-ordinated early help. That is why we have announced funding for 75 local authorities to create family…17 Jan 2023