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HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyOne of the big advantages of T-levels is that students are able to gain a 45-day work placement alongside their studies. T-level students continuously tell me that this is what…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyI think the noble Baroness was welcoming the development of a more modular approach, supported through the delivery of the lifelong learning entitlement. Of course, we will want…22 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI reassure the noble Lord that we are indeed doing that. He is right that the fact that there has been a 40% reduction in young people starting apprenticeships over recent years…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI thank my noble friend for that. I do not have at my fingertips the numbers of apprentices employed in each of the government departments. He makes an important point about the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentThe noble Lord makes an important point about how employers should recognise the efforts that young people put into applying for those roles. We recognise that some graduates face…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy noble friend is absolutely right that the opportunities that young people have throughout their lives are dependent on the standards, quality and success that they experience…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, too many young people are at risk of being left behind without the right skills, opportunities and support to thrive. This Government are committed to changing that,…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI think there have been improvements in careers education in recent years, something that this Government are determined to build on. One of the key points, as my noble friend…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentThe noble Earl is right that, as part of the curriculum and assessment review, Becky Francis is considering the large amount of evidence that has been provided, and she has been…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI am always pleased to hear the views of the Daily Telegraph on issues around young people’s employment. I hope that the Telegraph , as well as the noble Lords opposite, will get…16 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI was referencing the amendments calling for a curriculum review and pointing out that there already was a curriculum review. Many of the points raised in the amendments,…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIn the previous paragraphs, I outlined not only what the Prime Minister had identified but the action the Government are already taking to deliver on the objective that the Prime…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWe have had a good debate on this group, which concerns education technology and device-based assessment. I thank noble Lords for raising the important issues of digital and…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you. If you had seen how fast I did it—or how slowly—you might not have been quite so impressed. Of course, it is not only organised sport that is important. As several…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI hope that the noble Baroness will carefully read what I said. I was certainly not saying that. In my response, I have gone further in explaining the work that the department is…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI know that I added a little bit to the beginning of my speech, but I am actually only three lines through, and I will come to precisely that point. The amendments proposed align…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillYes, I will do that. Amendment 502YS, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, seeks to confer a right for parents to elect for their child to receive, complete and submit…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI understand that concern. Perhaps we can first make progress on the code, as I have outlined we are. I will write to the noble Baroness about this. I understand that this place…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWell, I start by saying that I actually agree with the vast majority of the points made by noble Lords opposite, but I just have to say that we in this House are not disinterested…18 Sept 2025