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Proceeding contribution from Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 2 July 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

I am sorry to delay the Committee, but does the Minister accept that the answer probably lies not in either good screening or good observation but in a combination of the two to back each other up? Do not get me wrong: this situation is a case of, "You wouldn’t want to start from here". Everybody has been trying to find solutions and we have found, as we have gone into it, that awareness of the problem has expanded. I appreciate that the Government have gone on to new ground, but they are the Government and they are supposed to do that. Does the Minister not agree that there is some case for some form of screening—if not in all of these conditions, then in some of them—which, enhanced by greater teacher awareness, stands a much better chance of not missing people?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c436 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children in care Curriculum Disadvantaged Age Costs Business Apprentices Boarding schools Employment Jobcentres Finance Education Further education Expenditure Learning disability Educational institutions Free school meals English language Learning and skills councils Dyslexia Local government Qualifications Local education authorities Prisons Scotland Teachers Special educational needs Training Screening Young offenders Wales Welsh language Vocational education Sixth form colleges School leaving Social work Speech and language therapy Academies Mathematics GCE A-level Specialised diplomas Young People's Learning Agency Specific learning difficulties
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
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