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HANSARDYouth Guarantee Scheme: EvaluationThey will not have to wait 18 months. The backstop at 18 months is a guaranteed job of six months. Before they get to that point, they will have received support much earlier on…13 Jan 2026HANSARDYouth Guarantee Scheme: EvaluationThe noble Baroness, even when partly incapacitated, is always forthright in her questions—I wish her good luck with her recovery. If it were the activities of this Government that…13 Jan 2026HANSARDYouth Guarantee Scheme: EvaluationMy Lords, the Government’s youth guarantee will increase opportunities for 16 to 24 year- olds to make them work-ready and equipped to thrive. Success will be measured by…13 Jan 2026HANSARDYouth Guarantee Scheme: EvaluationI suspect that all those people working in charity shops do not think their work is meaningless. I think the noble Lord is making a point about how we ensure that, when we…13 Jan 2026HANSARDYouth Guarantee Scheme: EvaluationMy noble friend is right that, while all unemployment is devastating for the individual, for young people to not be able to access the workplace, or education and training, is a…13 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsMy Lords, sexual abuse in any form is abhorrent, and tackling it is a top priority for this Government. The Department for Education and the Office for Students assess levels of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsThe noble Baroness identifies the shocking level of sexual abuse in higher education, which is why it is important that the Office for Students introduced new conditions last…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsI have to say I am not sure about the specific toolkit that the noble Baroness references, but last year we produced new guidance in respect of relationships, sex and health…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsI agree with my noble friend. There are unacceptable levels of sexual harassment and abuse of girls within our schools and universities. That is why, as part of the violence…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsI am very aware that there was misogyny, sexual abuse and harassment long before there was social media. However, of course, some of the vile attitudes towards women and girls…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsThe right reverend Prelate identifies some of the concern that has been expressed in recent days—including by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Science,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsMy noble friend is right that the type of misogyny we are seeing, particularly impacting young people, needs a wide policy response. But it also needs cultural and political…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsAs I say, the Technology Secretary has already made it clear that X needs to deal urgently with the issue of Grok. Ofcom has already contacted X and xAI to understand what steps…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsI think I have responded to that point. I have pointed out that one of the most appropriate things that schools can do—recognising that misogyny and abuse are not innate to…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSchools and Universities: Language LearningMy Lords, as the heavyweight bookend closing this debate, let me say what a good debate it has been. I thank my fellow bookend, the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for having…08 Jan 2026HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyThe noble Lord makes a very important point: in all this work, it is important that we are evidence led—as I suggested, we are developing that evidence through ongoing…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyI thank the noble Baroness for our useful and informative meeting, from which we have already taken further action. She is right about, and we particularly discussed in that…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyMy Lords, the Government recognise concerns about the impacts of screen time on young children. We have produced guidance for the Help for Early Years Providers platform, which…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyI have probably gone as far as I can today in talking about the work that the Government are doing in thinking about how we can improve the guidance for parents. We will have more…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPreschool Children: Digital TechnologyThis is an issue that we touched on with respect to educational technology in particular during the course of the Bill. There are wider developments in how we can regulate the use…18 Dec 2025