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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am more than happy to take that suggestion back to the department and consider it.12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord. With the leave of the House, I hope it will be helpful to your Lordships if I briefly explain the context for the Government’s position, as set out in my…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationI was not aware of the point the noble Lord raises. More broadly, when you talk to young people, they say that a lot of their financial education comes from their parents and…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy noble friend makes a good point. My colleague the Minister for Schools Standards has been working with DCMS on exactly that.12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationI think the House will appreciate that that is way above my pay grade.12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy Lords, financial education is covered in citizenship and mathematics curricula. Our school snapshot survey in 2021 showed that 86% of secondary schools teach pupils how to make…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by responding to Amendment 57 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on the importance of local flexibility within the direct national funding formula. The…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMaking sure that we deliver the mathematics and citizenship curricula in a way that equips children and young people with the skills they need is a clear priority, particularly…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. I will start with Amendments 31 and 32 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, which seek to require electronic…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationMy noble friend is right in that we can do more to embed financial education in the curriculum. The webinars that I referred to will build on the financial education guidance for…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationI commend my noble friend for his continued focus on this issue. The Government have supported many young people to take part in the National Citizen Service, the Duke of…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationOn the specific issue of money laundering, it might be helpful if the noble Lord could give me an example of what he is thinking about. Some of the risks that we know young people…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My understanding is that we will have one day for the new clauses, which will be handled under what has been described to me as Committee-stage rules, and then the rest of the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]That the Report be now received.12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools: Financial EducationThe Government share my noble friend’s concern. To be clear, in the primary citizenship curriculum pupils learn about where money comes from, how it can be used for different…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Yes, if I may, I shall write to the noble Lord about the shared prosperity fund in England.12 Jul 2022