Proceeding contribution from Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Children's Plan.
Children's Plan
I welcome the mention of support for young carers in the Secretary of State's statement. Young carers underachieve in education because of the enormous burdens put on them in caring for their parents, siblings or both. What is not so welcome is that that group will have to compete for the £56 million a year that has been allocated with parenting advisers for each local authority, undefined family learning and new support for families with disabled children. Will the right hon. Gentleman commit to making young carers a priority for his Department, so that that neglected group of children is given much more support to achieve their full potential?
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- 2007-08
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- Children Assessments Curriculum Discipline Design Finance Information Languages Qualifications Parents Pre-school education Pupils Primary education Playgrounds Mental health services Schools Teachers Special educational needs Young offenders Youth services Literacy Numeracy
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