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HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022The noble Baroness is right. I thank her, and I will frame her acknowledgement of our progress in this area. The Secretary of State is absolutely clear about the importance of…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I am not sure that the House would want me to go through all the plans, but the top line we have learned—I think we knew this before, but we know it more vividly now—is that the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingMy Lords, we know that first aid and good care saves lives. Schools are now required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education. Pupils are taught how to deal with…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingAs I said in response to my noble friend’s main Question, all state-funded schools are required to teach first aid and the curriculum includes CPR. We have also recently issued…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingThe noble Baroness is absolutely right, and the curriculum is also included in all primary schools in an age-appropriate manner.16 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationI thank the noble Lord for the unique perspective and experience that he brings to this question. He is right, and that is why, together with the Department for Levelling Up, the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationWith respect to the noble Baroness and to the House, these children were originally let down within their own homes, sadly. That is the tragedy, which I know she knows very well.…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationThe noble Baroness will be aware that the majority of looked-after children, 74% as at March 2021, were located 20 miles or less from their home, which is a slight increase on…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationI understand why the noble Lord asks the question, and I am grateful for the opportunity to try to clarify the point. There are children with a foster placement or a placement in…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChildren and Young People in Care: AccommodationEarlier this week, the national transfer scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, to whom my noble friend refers, was made mandatory for local authorities. As a result of…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingI thank my noble friend for that very helpful technical clarification.16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingI am delighted to reassure the noble Baroness on that account and to share that with my ministerial colleagues in the department.16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingI agree with the noble Lord. The curriculum supports the development of a range of essential behaviours and life skills promoting confidence, team working, emotional well-being,…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingMy noble friend is right to bring attention to the CCF and the great work that it does. But I am sure he would agree that there are a number of other organisations, such as the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingIf I may, I will write to the noble Baroness with more detail, but the spirit of the guidance is certainly that schools have an element of discretion, and rightly so, in what they…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Curriculum: First Aid Training and Home NursingI am delighted to share that with colleagues in the department and confirm that that is happening.16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022The noble Baroness is right. In our communication with schools and multi-academy trusts last week, we again pointed to the important role they play in identifying vulnerable…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022We have been extremely clear in our gratitude to school leaders for the extraordinary job they have done over the last couple of years. We have the workforce fund, which provides…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022The noble Baroness’s tone is a little harsh in saying “budget spare”. We are talking about making sure our classrooms are safe for children, which is why we prioritise the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022With the leave of the House, I share the initial sentiments of the noble Lord opposite and send my condolences to all touched by the tragedy in Tasmania. As my honourable friend…16 Dec 2021