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Childcare Bill

I thank the Minister for his helpful response. I look forward to hearing from him on that final point, in particular. I am grateful for recent correspondence from him; it has been extremely helpful. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, for her contribution, and my noble friend Lord Northbourne for what he said on this important matter. By referring to what the Government are looking at as regards foster children, the Minister gives me the opportunity to relate what I was recently told by the education officer at the Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa charity, which does an outstanding job in raising the educational attainment of children in residential care. The education officer said how much she valued the ““schools within schools”” programme, of which the Minister is a strong supporter. It enables young people who might normally be excluded from school to participate, not in the main body of the school but in a unit allied to it. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 17 to 25 not moved.]