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HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI can confirm that. What schools do should complement what parents do, and I recognise that parents are in many ways the primary educators in these matters.25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationWe want schools to work alongside parents, recognising that there are sensitivities to some areas of the subject matter. There is a requirement to consult parents and to publish…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement to update the House on the Government’s proposals for the draft regulations and guidance on relationships education,…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI can only agree with the hon. Gentleman. I do not know if that is unparliamentary language or not, Mr Speaker, but I think we will let it go on this occasion.25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI am always happy to hear from my hon. Friend. I assure him that in this process I and colleagues have met representatives from a range of different viewpoints, including a range…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationWe are clear on two things: these issues should be taken on in an age-appropriate way, but by the time a person reaches the end of their schooling, they should have covered them.…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Our response is that there is a long-standing right to withdraw from sex education. We took the view that that right should not be…25 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are differences between Cheshire and London, including in the composition of the population. For example, the proportion of children on free school meals is materially…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the school for its work and I would be happy to meet my right hon. Friend to discuss the matter further. There was some extra funding for high needs in the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDUnderperforming ChildrenI assume the hon. Gentleman means the transition between years 6 and 7, to which I acknowledge we have not paid enough attention—both before and after 2010. That is one of the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsWe are making very good progress. We are working closely with providers to deliver the first three T-levels from 2020 and have launched a £38 million capital fund to support that…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsThe hon. Gentleman is a great advocate for further education in general, and for his colleges in Coventry in particular, and for the important role that adult education plays in…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsI will and I have. I was grateful for the opportunity to discuss some of these matters the other day with my right hon. Friend’s Select Committee. My right hon. Friend the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am conscious of the issues around rural and smaller schools. We have made adjustments for that in the national funding formula, but I am happy to visit Tatton and meet some…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsYes, clearly further education—and indeed all 16-to-19 provision—has to be properly funded, but I do anticipate that more young people will do T-level qualifications in the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am taking a lot of meetings today, but I will take one more, because if the hon. Lady has some good ideas, I am happy to hear them. She is right to identify the issues around…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsI will. In fact, about 200 employers have already been involved, in one way or another, in their development. Business is at the heart of this major upgrade to our technical and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsThe money that the Treasury has committed to T-levels is new money to finance more hours for young people studying these subjects. I think that that is incredibly important, but,…04 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levelsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. We must engage in a number of preparations, such as setting up relationships with businesses for the industrial placements and also, as…04 Feb 2019HANSARDUnderperforming ChildrenNot at all. The progress 8 measure is materially better than the main measure in place during the last Labour Government, the “five-plus C-plus” measure at GCSE. Progress 8…04 Feb 2019