Sex and Relationships Education Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Sex and Relationships Education

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Excerpts
Thursday 24th November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrat Benches.

Baroness Featherstone Portrait Baroness Featherstone
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My Lords, everyone in this House would wish us to tackle FGM, but for the past five years it has been impossible to get it into the curriculum. We are negligent in our duty if we do not enable young girls, who have no idea what is about to happen to them, to know what is going to happen, who to signpost and who to go to for help. Our front-line workers need the support of the Government to act against FGM.