Written Question
Friday 9th February 2018
Asked by:
Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to retain the requirement in section 148 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, that pupils learn about the nature of marriage and importance for family life and the bringing up of children, when they lay regulations under section 34 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 which provide for all schools in England to teach relationship education.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
The government agrees that pupils need to understand the nature of marriage and its importance. We expect that the regulations and guidance will reflect fully the value of strong and stable relationships based on commitment, including marriage and civil partnerships.
The government legislated via the Children and Social Work Act 2017 to place a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to make Relationships Education at primary school and Relationships and Sex Education at secondary school mandatory through regulations.
These subjects will cover the core, age-appropriate knowledge that all children need to form safe, positive relationships based on respect and to prepare them for adult life, which includes family life.
The Department for Education is conducting a thorough and wide-ranging engagement with stakeholders, including a call for evidence, to help inform the development of the regulations as well as accompanying statutory guidance for all schools. The department will then consult on the draft regulations and guidance before they are debated in the House.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Dec 2017
Vulnerable Children
"My Lords, it is indeed an honour to follow the highly knowledgeable noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, in this debate. I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Dean, on securing this debate and for bringing the high numbers of children who are vulnerable, in one …..."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Vulnerable Children
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
"That this House takes note of A Manifesto to Strengthen Families, published on 6 September...."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
"My Lords, it is with a great sense of purpose and, indeed, determination that I open today’s debate on A Manifesto to Strengthen Families. It has more than 50 signatories from honourable Members on Conservative Benches in the other place and a solid showing from noble Lords here, …..."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his maiden speech and on giving us such an encouraging government response to the debate. It is clear that he will make a huge contribution to government in his role at the Dispatch Box.
The debate has been excellent, with …..."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: A Manifesto to Strengthen Families
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jul 2017
Children in Need
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities put an action plan in place for all children in need that will improve their family relationships and resolve other difficulties sufficiently for them to be stepped down from that status...."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Children in Need
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jul 2017
Children in Need
"I thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply. At his suggestion, I visited Feltham’s Reach Academy, where staff are working with the local authority to develop a family hub. Parents with children aged nought to 19 will get any early help they need so that they can partner …..."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Children in Need
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Apr 2017
Technical Education
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Budget announcement that new T-Levels will be introduced to give parity of esteem for technical education, how they intend to ensure that young people also have the interpersonal skills required to succeed in the workplace...."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Technical Education
Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 30 Mar 2017
Educational Attainment: Boys
"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Lingfield for raising this important issue. As he and the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, said, it is a complex subject, to which it is hard to do justice in one hour, so I will focus on the lack of male role …..."Lord Farmer - View Speech
View all Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Educational Attainment: Boys
Written Question
Thursday 30th March 2017
Asked by:
Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent by the Social Mobility Commission on preparing and publishing its report <i>Helping Parents to Parent</i>, published in February 2017.
Answered by Lord Nash
We welcome the Commission’s ‘Helping parents to parent’ report, published in February. The report was commissioned by the Social Mobility Commission to bring together evidence on parenting behaviours and the extent to which public policy can support parents. It examined 28 interventions and programmes in the United Kingdom and internationally.
The research was tendered in an open competition process and the successful bid was put forward by the market and social research agency, Family Kids and Youth, which carried out the research. The amount for this research contract is £10,350 (exclusive of VAT) and this is in line with the total project spend.