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HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsTo reassure the noble Baroness, I say that this is precisely why we have the pilot with Public Health England and SAGE; it is to look at CO 2 levels in classrooms. When we have…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsI join the noble Baroness in thanking the staff at the school she mentioned. We know that many have gone above and beyond, particularly in supporting disadvantaged children in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsMy Lords, we have been clear about the risk of aerosol transmission. That is why there was specific guidance right from, I believe, the first lockdown in relation to children…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsMy Lords, we are confident in the timing. On 18 June, we opened up vaccinations to anybody over the age of 18, with many walk-in clinics. We saw a helpful surge on the website,…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsThe noble Lord is correct. Engaging with unions and head teachers has been an important part of what the department has done over these times. The guidance we have issued has been…08 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]The successful ones will be announced later on this month. There are no plans—and I clarify that it is not our normal process—to release the applications of those who have not…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Sorry, no. On Amendment 2 from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in relation to potential employers, start-up businesses and the self-employed, I strongly agree with her on the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I was smiling at the noble Lord because I asked this precise question about a national plan. There is a balance here between not dictating from the centre, drawing a map…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I think there is a theme here, with the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, and the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, asking about putting this in the Bill. The noble Baroness, Lady…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, the point I was making was that the Bill does not mention being only at level 3, level 4 or level 2; it does not mention those levels. The only definition in the Bill in…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions. Bearing in mind that questions have been raised about the structure and nature of the Bill, it may be useful to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Yes, as I have said, in the process of bidding for the trailblazers, we have allowed local geographic areas to define themselves as the economic area. So, it could be the mayoral…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions. I am optimistic about persuading the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, once again of the merit of the employer…06 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, I can confirm to the noble Earl that age-appropriate and age-verification services are part of the structure of the online safety Bill. Providers of services that are a…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, it is indeed pleasing to note that the age-appropriate design code is seen in such a world-leading manner. The Government’s response to the White Paper on online safety…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, the REACT teams from the Department for Education, working alongside local authorities, have an attendance strategy. They are working closely with schools, particularly…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, after the last review under the UN convention, suggestions and recommendations were taken forward. There is now a children’s rights assessment in the development of…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, the key point around the protections we are putting in place and why the strongest protections are for children, reflected in the Keeping Children Safe in Education…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, during the pandemic the Government have invested over £400 million in remote technology to assist learning in schools. We anticipate that that will be something for the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, I am delighted that the UN committee has formally recognised how children’s rights in the convention apply to the digital world. The strongest protections in the…01 Jul 2021