Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Diana Johnson Excerpts
Thursday 23rd February 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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UK border staff already play an important role in our strategy to prevent FGM. As I indicated, we have already produced the guidelines; I will undertake to make sure that the relevant staff read them.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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Is not statutory personal, social, health and economic education in schools an important way of equipping our young women to know what their rights are in this area?

Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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I believe the hon. Lady asked me about PSHE at the last parliamentary questions. PSHE exists for a number of reasons and it is under review by the Department for Education. We are raising children’s awareness of these issues and we jointly produced a film, which is being distributed.