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HANSARDUnregistered Children’s Homes: FeesThe right reverend Prelate raises an important point. In the development of private children’s homes, we have seen a growth: for example, it is possible to get hold of…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUnregistered Children’s Homes: FeesThe noble Baroness identifies the absolute difficulty and the challenging circumstances that directors of children’s services and others find themselves in. For example, on a…28 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI agree with the noble Lord. In fact, so does the National Audit Office, which published a report this morning, and so do members of the former Government, who have described it…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy Lords, this Government acknowledge the struggles faced by children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families when trying to access the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Needs SchoolsMy Lords, as others have, I will start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Monckton, for securing this debate on the contribution of special schools and colleges. The noble…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI am very pleased to hear that Labour-led Wales is providing a good service for the noble Lord’s grandchild. In the fundamental reform that we need to undertake, we will be very…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThe Government are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the process of going through an education, health and care plan—even now, only 50% of parents get them…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThe right reverend Prelate makes an important point about the experience of looked-after children, which I also discussed in an Oral Question earlier this week in response to the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that as good practice for children and young people with special educational needs and disability, we need to prepare them for a healthy and…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThe noble Lord is right that in an education, health and care plan, the health element is also very important. As my noble friend identified, where there are delays in getting a…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsMy noble friend is absolutely right. That is why, as part of the 10-year plan for change and modernisation in the NHS, I am assured that there will be a focus on reducing the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions and acknowledge the many passionate and informed speeches that we have heard and the expert knowledge that this Chamber has…22 Oct 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]Okay. I do not note any other Ministers in the Chamber—but anyway, in that case I will not take it personally. The important point here is that, once in place, it will not be…22 Oct 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]That the bill be committed to a Grand Committee, and that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee that the bill be considered in the following order: Clause 1, Schedule 1,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe noble Lord is absolutely right. Sometimes children in the care system have to move too frequently from one placement to another, which too often means that they have to move…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe noble Lord is of course talking about a slightly different issue from absenteeism, which is where somebody is already on a school roll and is not attending. He makes a valiant…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe noble Lord is absolutely right to identify the scale of children who are both missing school and, in the case of those who are severely absent, missing more than 50%. We have…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismMy Lords, tackling absence is at the heart of our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity. If children are not in school, it does not matter how effective or well…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismMy noble friend is right that mental health disorders among children are a growing problem. Working alongside the Department of Health and Social Care, we will provide access to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismThe right reverend Prelate is right to identify that. The data shows that those on free school meals are far more likely to be absent from schools than those who are not. That is…22 Oct 2024