National Curriculum: Religious Education

Baroness Gohir Excerpts

Thursday 30th October 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Gohir (CB)]

My Lords, can the Minister say when the school curriculum will include the contribution of minority ethnic communities—for example, to World Wars I and II, to rebuilding Britain after World War II and to the NHS, which is a contemporary contribution? Some 18% of doctors are Muslim.

[Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)]

I can only repeat that I cannot be specific about the content of the curriculum after the finding of the review, but all the matters that the noble Baroness raises around inclusion, respect and recognising achievements in the areas that she mentioned are critical. We look forward to the result of the findings and the debates that will continue as a consequence.