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HANSARDEducation SystemThe department continues to work extremely closely with the Treasury on these matters. We have a substantial school rebuilding programme and funding for capital and condition. Any…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemThe Government very much welcomed the report. Our strategy is ambitious in all these areas. My noble friend will be aware that my right honourable friend the Prime Minister has…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemI really cannot accept what my noble friend has said about the Government not doing anything about it. As I pointed out in the recent debate, computing is part of the national…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemObviously, the Government appointed Katharine Birbalsingh as the social mobility tsar, so I think that perhaps answers the noble Lord’s question. More broadly, the principles she…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemI am not aware of the details of the timing of the post-legislative review but I point the noble Lord to the special educational needs and disabilities and alternative provision…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemThe department is working very closely with the further education sector to manage the transition that the noble Lord refers to. In terms of funding for skills, we are investing…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemThe Government are aware of the report and are committed to developing all aspects of the STEM subjects. We are doing that particularly in areas where recruitment is difficult,…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemI repeat what my right honourable friend the Prime Minister said earlier today when asked about this point. The Government have just put an additional £4 billion into the core…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation SystemI would be happy to discuss this further with the noble Earl, but when we look at the data on uptake of some of these practical subjects, we can see very strong growth in computer…30 Nov 2022HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)That is correct. That is not to say that some of them do not have formal qualifications, but they receive additional support. The noble Baroness, Lady Uddin, highlighted some…23 Nov 2022HANSARDYoung People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report)My Lords, the Government welcome the report Skills for Every Young Person and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for securing this debate and for his skilful and inclusive…23 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsSince day 1, the Government have been clear that our absolute priority is levelling up opportunity across the country, including, of course and importantly, in the north-east. I…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsThe noble Lord, as ever, makes an important point. We really are looking at that closely, not just in a school setting but, as importantly, in relation to early years and nursery…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsI am more than happy to take that back to the department to look at. We are very focused on the standard of school food and supporting schools to give children a truly nutritious…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsWe genuinely welcome every bit of research that helps us understand the issues that families are facing. As my noble friend picked up on, I was making the point that, in this…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsThe noble Lord reminds a number of us of our schooldays, although I cannot remember the olive oil capsules—anyway, they sound very healthy. More seriously, the Government are…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsMy Lords, I thank Chefs in Schools for commissioning this survey. Under the benefits-related criteria, the Government provide a free healthy meal in term time to around 1.9…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsI will say two things in response. First, of course we will keep the policy under review. But I am sure that the noble Lord would accept that you cannot take funding for free…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsWell, of course the Government accept that, if children are hungry, it makes it harder for them to learn. But I point out that the survey looked at a relatively small number of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsI think I have tried to answer that question in a couple of ways. It comes down to: should the Government be funding a number of separate things to support parents or should the…22 Nov 2022