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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts
Monday 11th November 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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Given the priority that the Government are quite rightly putting on child protection, can the Minister tell me what steps have been taken since I wrote in April to establish the name of the school attended by Adil Rashid, who defended himself against a serious sexual offence on the grounds that his school—his state-funded school—had taught him that women were worthless?

Edward Timpson Portrait Mr Timpson
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I have been able to identify the school and the steps being taken. I know that my hon. Friend has been in correspondence and the Secretary of State is aware of the issue. I am happy to meet my hon. Friend and to write to him with those details so that we ensure that all that can be done is being done.