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HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, on the noble Baroness’s last point, we do not have medical advice at the moment to say that we should vaccinate young people of that age, except those who have serious…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, I hope that the noble Lord will be aware that within the guidance we gave to schools when they returned, we gave prominence to the need for children to be physically…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, I am grateful for the expertise of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, as this question straddles a number of departments. Obviously, we want to avoid all kinds of waste;…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, I can tell the noble Baroness that the latest figures we have are for 24 June this year, when 55,000 early years settings were open. That represents 82% of all settings,…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, 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 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, there has been increased reporting of children being electively home educated through surveys from directors of children’s social care. But there is this other group of…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, this is entirely what we are seeking to do through the national online media strategy that we will launch later this year, to empower citizens to use the internet safely…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 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education AttendanceMy Lords, current attendance levels—despite those who are self-isolating—are at around 87%. One feature of the pandemic has been the appreciation for teachers and the workforce.…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her reference to the exceptional record this country has in protecting and promoting the rights of children, and I am delighted to confirm…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, in this Session there will be a period of pre-legislative scrutiny for the online safety Bill and therefore neuroscientists will be able to put forward their views on…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren’s Rights: Digital EnvironmentMy Lords, we are consulting on those matters and will report back. It is clear that in the online safety Bill one of the sanctions available to Ofcom, if providers have…01 Jul 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesMy Lords, there is guidance for local authorities when they are going to place a child in out-of-area care. A placement should always be governed by what is the most appropriate…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation: Recovery Package and Catch-up ProgrammeMy Lords, the evidence base on which the recovery package is based is research, particularly from the Education Endowment Foundation, and the quality of teaching, which, as the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation: Recovery Package and Catch-up ProgrammeMy Lords, perhaps I may correct something I said earlier to save me writing a letter in that regard: we have invested £579 million in the school-led programme. The noble Baroness…21 Jun 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesI appreciate my noble friend’s concern, but I will have to write to her as I believe that might be a matter for the Home Office or the MoJ, if there is any regulatory regime…21 Jun 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesMy Lords, the consultation closes on 19 July. Once we have national standards, it is envisaged that Ofsted will inspect this provision as well. As the noble Lord outlined, Ofsted…21 Jun 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesMy Lords, the Department for Education has liaised closely with the Ministry of Justice on this policy. A number of 16 and 17 year-olds are remanded with very strict bail…21 Jun 2021