Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to enhance provision for the teaching of citizenship.

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to enhance provision for the teaching of citizenship.

My Lords, at the weekend the noble Lord, Ricketts, warned of the threats posed by hybrid attacks on our national infrastructure. The threats are growing and becoming more dangerous. They threaten our very system of government and the values that underpin it.

We are vulnerable because of the spread of disinformation...

My Lords, at the weekend the noble Lord, Ricketts, warned of the threats posed by hybrid attacks on our national infrastructure. The threats are growing and becoming more dangerous. They threaten our very system of government and the values that underpin it.

We are vulnerable because of the spread of disinformation...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, and I agreed with every word he said. I thank him for referring to the 2018 Select Committee on which I served. In the very short time available, I will make just three points. First, it is excellent that the officials...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, and I agreed with every word he said. I thank him for referring to the 2018 Select Committee on which I served. In the very short time available, I will make just three points. First, it is excellent that the officials...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, given that the University of Sheffield and Bernard Crick in particular were leaders in talking about citizenship education. Earlier this year, ahead of the Representation of the People Bill reaching our House, I visited a number of...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, given that the University of Sheffield and Bernard Crick in particular were leaders in talking about citizenship education. Earlier this year, ahead of the Representation of the People Bill reaching our House, I visited a number of...

My Lords, in our Church of England schools, we are proud of the role we play in preparing young people of all faiths and none to participate thoughtfully, respectfully and confidently in our diverse arena of public life. However, many of our schools serve small, rural communities, and therefore have...

My Lords, in our Church of England schools, we are proud of the role we play in preparing young people of all faiths and none to participate thoughtfully, respectfully and confidently in our diverse arena of public life. However, many of our schools serve small, rural communities, and therefore have...

My Lords, I strongly agree with my noble friend Lord Norton of Louth that citizenship education should extend deeply into other bodies engaged in civil society. As we know, all politics is basically local politics, and as a very long-standing local resident in the City of Westminster I am glad...

My Lords, I strongly agree with my noble friend Lord Norton of Louth that citizenship education should extend deeply into other bodies engaged in civil society. As we know, all politics is basically local politics, and as a very long-standing local resident in the City of Westminster I am glad...

My Lords, the upcoming national curriculum reforms, making citizenship compulsory in primary schools and deepening focus on democracy and media literacy in secondary schools, are an excellent step forward. However, you can teach the mechanics of a democratic system, but you cannot put in a syllabus the courage it takes...

My Lords, the upcoming national curriculum reforms, making citizenship compulsory in primary schools and deepening focus on democracy and media literacy in secondary schools, are an excellent step forward. However, you can teach the mechanics of a democratic system, but you cannot put in a syllabus the courage it takes...

My Lords, our 16 and 17 year-olds are to be given the vote and there are around 1.5 million of them. This is at a time when our politics have never been so febrile and unpredictable. There is therefore a burning question as to whether our young people are equipped...

My Lords, our 16 and 17 year-olds are to be given the vote and there are around 1.5 million of them. This is at a time when our politics have never been so febrile and unpredictable. There is therefore a burning question as to whether our young people are equipped...

My Lords, the lack of specialist teachers for citizenship, as my noble friend Lord Norton outlined, means that schools have had to be super-flexible in how they teach this subject. In some schools, it is a stand-alone, with a few going on to GCSE; in some, it is taught across...

My Lords, the lack of specialist teachers for citizenship, as my noble friend Lord Norton outlined, means that schools have had to be super-flexible in how they teach this subject. In some schools, it is a stand-alone, with a few going on to GCSE; in some, it is taught across...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for securing this debate and for his excellent speech. It is a great pleasure to follow my former boss and noble friend Lord Blunkett, who has been such a great advocate on this topic. I speak as a passionate...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for securing this debate and for his excellent speech. It is a great pleasure to follow my former boss and noble friend Lord Blunkett, who has been such a great advocate on this topic. I speak as a passionate...

My Lords, I would like to talk about the financial education aspect of citizenship education, which I know the Government are committed to improving. It is imperative that children learn the necessary financial skills for their future. To quote the money-saving expert Martin Lewis,

“our children are sent out into a...

My Lords, I would like to talk about the financial education aspect of citizenship education, which I know the Government are committed to improving. It is imperative that children learn the necessary financial skills for their future. To quote the money-saving expert Martin Lewis,

“our children are sent out into a...

My Lords, my commitment to citizenship education was cemented during my time working for the National Citizen Service—NCS—which brought together young people from different backgrounds to help build confidence, forge lasting relationships, and develop a sense of shared purpose, primarily through volunteering in their local communities. NCS often changed young...

My Lords, my commitment to citizenship education was cemented during my time working for the National Citizen Service—NCS—which brought together young people from different backgrounds to help build confidence, forge lasting relationships, and develop a sense of shared purpose, primarily through volunteering in their local communities. NCS often changed young...

My Lords, I welcome this debate and congratulate my noble friend on his tireless work on citizenship education over the years and on his speech today. I serve on your Lordships’ National Resilience Committee and much of our work concerns how the country can withstand threats to its institutions and...

My Lords, I welcome this debate and congratulate my noble friend on his tireless work on citizenship education over the years and on his speech today. I serve on your Lordships’ National Resilience Committee and much of our work concerns how the country can withstand threats to its institutions and...

My Lords, when, in a recent poll, UK adults were asked to identify approximate annual government spending, only 16% selected the correct answer. In another poll, when people were asked about their understanding of how laws were made, 49% said they knew not very much about, knew nothing about or...

My Lords, when, in a recent poll, UK adults were asked to identify approximate annual government spending, only 16% selected the correct answer. In another poll, when people were asked about their understanding of how laws were made, 49% said they knew not very much about, knew nothing about or...

My Lords, to be effective, education must go beyond mere description of a sociopolitical system and include critique. Young people must be shown that democracy is preferable to plutocracy and that it must be protected from the power of corporations and the super-rich who buy the political system and hire...

My Lords, to be effective, education must go beyond mere description of a sociopolitical system and include critique. Young people must be shown that democracy is preferable to plutocracy and that it must be protected from the power of corporations and the super-rich who buy the political system and hire...

My Lords, it was a pleasure to be part of the 2018 committee that looked at citizenship under the chairmanship of Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. Although it has taken nearly 10 years, it is pleasing to see that the Government are finally getting around to responding positively to some...

My Lords, it was a pleasure to be part of the 2018 committee that looked at citizenship under the chairmanship of Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. Although it has taken nearly 10 years, it is pleasing to see that the Government are finally getting around to responding positively to some...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for securing this debate. It was really terrible to see France burning this weekend and watch Limoges Hall fall, with at least two dead so far. It began with rioting schoolchildren.

Here in the UK, we have recent polling showing...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for securing this debate. It was really terrible to see France burning this weekend and watch Limoges Hall fall, with at least two dead so far. It began with rioting schoolchildren.

Here in the UK, we have recent polling showing...

My Lords, as others have, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, for securing this important debate on citizenship education. The noble Lord is a leading expert on Parliament and I know that citizenship is very close to his heart. As many noble Lords have said during this short debate,...

My Lords, as others have, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, for securing this important debate on citizenship education. The noble Lord is a leading expert on Parliament and I know that citizenship is very close to his heart. As many noble Lords have said during this short debate,...

I join the Leader of the House in this tribute to Sir David Amess. It is clear how well loved he was across the House, and our thoughts are with his family.

The Leader of the House mentioned the party conference season. The Liberal Democrats warmly welcome the Prime Minister moving...

I join the Leader of the House in this tribute to Sir David Amess. It is clear how well loved he was across the House, and our thoughts are with his family.

The Leader of the House mentioned the party conference season. The Liberal Democrats warmly welcome the Prime Minister moving...

I am sure the House will not have missed the hon. Gentleman’s opening comments when he talked about his party’s “positions” on Europe—it is not unusual for the Lib Dems to have many positions on many things. I am sure he enjoyed his conference, not least because he probably got...

I am sure the House will not have missed the hon. Gentleman’s opening comments when he talked about his party’s “positions” on Europe—it is not unusual for the Lib Dems to have many positions on many things. I am sure he enjoyed his conference, not least because he probably got...