Cultural Education Plan Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Cultural Education Plan

Baroness Williams of Trafford Excerpts
Tuesday 17th October 2023

(7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bird Portrait Lord Bird (CB)
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I do not understand.

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
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My Lords, let me explain to the noble Lord. Again, could the noble Lords in question come to a gentlemen’s agreement on who speaks first?

Lord Bird Portrait Lord Bird (CB)
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Do the Government agree with me that one of the best ways of emptying our prisons is by investing in our youngsters who go wrong and using art and culture to bring about social transformation in their lives? I am a living embodiment of that: if it was not for culture in my early years, I would not be here.