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HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe right reverend Prelate makes a very important point. It is, of course, the objective of the Staying Close programme to enable young people, once they have left care,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyI thank the noble Lords opposite for their welcome of the Government’s proposals around enduring relationships. The noble Baroness, Lady Cash, is right that the independent review…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionThat is a very interesting question. Although I have to admit that I do not have that information at my fingertips, I have no doubt that having had some of those experiences…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionAs well as the investment we are putting in, particularly for children with special educational needs and disabilities, we will consult on changes to the School Admissions Code to…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionI welcome the noble Baroness to her new role, and I am looking forward to working with her. The answer to ensuring that parents have the choice they want and deserve is to enable…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe reason why we discussed that in the proceedings on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was precisely because we were taking action in that legislation to tackle this…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionI think we need to make sure that all schools achieve the levels of inclusive education necessary to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. That is the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThat is a very important point. One of the important things we legislated for in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act is the requirement for the use of family group…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe noble Lord knows from his experience about the range of traumas that young people, even those who have not been in care, may well be reflecting. As he says, severe mental…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyFirst of all, there is the structure being put in place through the implementation plans that the Government are producing, through the national framework, which has been…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe noble Baroness makes an important point, and we talked about this at various points during the passage of the Bill. I assure her that in all the action that we take,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionI always try my best to spread the news about the excellent work that teachers in England are doing and, of course, the excellent work that this Government are doing to support…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Admissions: Selective InclusionI am not sure I would characterise it as an aggressive approach, but it is certainly a key element of the Government’s SEND reform that we ensure children get the right support,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe noble Lord is right that this is a period of local government reorganisation. It is also a time when local government finances are under considerable pressure, not least from…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyThe noble Lord makes an important point. To come back to the point I made earlier, we have changed things in the law such as the requirement for family group decision-making at an…08 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkI was with the noble Baroness for the first part of her question. She is right: the Milburn report does identify a wide-ranging problem and a need for systemic and country-wide…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkI have already reminded noble Lords, given that we are talking about the Milburn report, what Alan Milburn actually said about the position with respect to national insurance…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkOf course, during the passage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we took legislative powers to be able to implement the results of the consultation that is currently…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkI do agree with my noble friend. The report rightly identified the systemic issues that have led to one million young people not being able to earn or learn. It is therefore this…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkThe right reverend Prelate is right. As Alan Milburn identifies, structural change in the labour market, particularly with respect to entry-level jobs, is an important issue.…04 Jun 2026