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HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingThe noble Lord makes an important point. It is absolutely the case that children who are absent for periods of time, or who are in alternative provision by virtue of behavioural…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingI am sure that the noble Lord will therefore welcome the announcement that we also made today of fully funding small and medium-sized businesses to take on apprentices. These are…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingI always enjoy my visits to UTCs and of course my conversations with the noble Lord as well. UTCs are doing a very good job in providing technical education which then leads on to…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingI thank my noble friend for that question and also for his history of tackling this issue in past Labour Governments. I fully agree with him that having nearly 1 million young…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingMy Lords, the Government are investing £820 million over the spending review to help young people earn or learn through the youth guarantee. This includes a job guarantee, in…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingI hope I can reassure the right reverend Prelate about that. First, care-experienced young people are a key part of the group for whom universities have responsibility through…08 Dec 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Work, Education or TrainingI am very glad to hear the noble Baroness’s recognition of the importance of the youth guarantee announcements that we have been making today. We also announced the first six…08 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingMy Lords, the Government have been clear that SEND pressures will be absorbed within the overall Government DEL budget from 2028-29, such that the Government would not expect…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingI take the noble Baroness’s assurance that noble Lords opposite want to support the Government in reforming the SEND system; I believe that to be true. However, it is also the…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingI take the noble Baroness’s point, but perhaps, if it were that serious, more effort could have been made on reform before we got to this Government. Nevertheless, this Government…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingIn actual fact, I think all children can really thrive in alternative provision. The important thing here is that we ensure that all of our teachers and schools are able to…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingThe noble and learned Lord is absolutely right about that. That is why, for example, we are improving the ability for staff in early years settings to identify special educational…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingI am afraid the situation is even worse than my noble friend has identified. A considerable amount of money is being spent on special educational needs and disability provision,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Budget FundingThe noble Lord is absolutely right. To be clear, the objective here is to ensure better outcomes in a system that at the moment costs a considerable amount of money but is not…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentNo, I do not recognise that because it is not true. Any suggestion that the Government are delaying the code is both totally inaccurate and unhelpful. This is a long and complex…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentYes, I am very happy to confirm that, as has been the Prime Minister. To be clear, the Supreme Court ruling in relation to the For Women Scotland case is clear; both inside and…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentI do not believe that it will, but understanding costs is of course a routine and regular aspect of decision-making, as I suggested. This is a long and legally complex document…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentI have not finished yet. In concluding, I take the opportunity to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, for her work in leading the EHRC. I suspect that this will not be the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentI thank my noble friend not only for that question but for her history of work in the area she outlined. As I suggested earlier, there is no benefit to anybody, particularly those…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Supreme Court JudgmentIt will be at the point at which we have fulfilled the process that I have outlined to the House today. It will be at the point at which we can all be confident that what we…27 Nov 2025