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HANSARDModern Foreign Languages: TeachersMy Lords, in relation to the applicants we have seen this year, modern foreign language teaching is an attractive option in our country. We had to make some difficult choices.…10 Mar 2021HANSARDModern Foreign Languages: TeachersMy Lords, in relation to further and higher education, I believe—I will double-check this—that there will be entitlement to some courses to get a first level 3 qualification. In…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, we continue to listen to the experiences of women as we respond to the Covid-19 crisis. Ministers and their officials carefully consider evidence on how different people…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, the effects of the pandemic are indeed differential across a number of factors. We have invested half a billion pounds in mental health services and recognise that women…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, the Government are looking at the data and have now got an equality data assessment based in the Cabinet Office. We have brought together the GEO with the disability and…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, it is a key focus of the recovery from the pandemic that we see high-skilled, high-productivity, high-wage jobs. We recognise that girls are less likely to take STEM…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, there was an equality impact assessment of the Coronavirus Act and each government department, in relation to its legislative action, conducts an equality impact…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, my noble friend is correct. We look at this data in terms of those protected characteristics, but we are looking beyond those as well, to look at, for instance,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, there has been a dynamic response, particularly to the childcare requirements, which is why early years settings were still open during the third national lockdown. We…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, I outlined in my original Answer two of the round tables that I have held. Additionally, I held a wonderful virtual meeting for National Apprenticeship Week with some…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, the increasing need for women to be represented at all levels of decision-making is taken as read by the Government. It has been pleasing to see that at the forefront of…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: WomenMy Lords, I have outlined the increased funding that we have given to the NHS in relation to those budgets. The Government are aware that if those women were shielding then they…10 Mar 2021HANSARDModern Foreign Languages: TeachersMy Lords, we continue to monitor closely the modern foreign language—MFL—teacher supply and offer bursaries worth up to £10,000 tax free to encourage talented trainees into MFL.…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, the Government are indeed concerned about the reported rise in eating disorders during the lockdown period. Only last Friday, we announced a further £79 million of…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, the Government are indeed concerned about those who end up in the youth justice system and their education. The noble Lord will be aware of the provision in secure…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, forgive me if I stated this incorrectly: it is going to be banned for those aged 16 and under but still used, when assessed as appropriate by the local authority, for…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, the children’s homes that young people are placed in have now been encouraged to register for the national portal for Covid testing, so they should have that available.…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, it was indeed a wonderful sight this morning to come into work and see children walking down the road to go to school. I can assure noble Lords that all the activities…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemI cannot but agree with my noble friend that the return to school enables all those activities, within certain PHE guidance, to be continued. Many of the specific outreach…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Care SystemMy Lords, I am not able to give that kind of guarantee, but from the information I have, around seven in 10 of looked-after children were in regular touch—meaning every four…08 Mar 2021