Young People: Parenthood Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Young People: Parenthood

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Wednesday 27th June 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

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Lord Hill of Oareford Portrait Lord Hill of Oareford
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I believe that the parenting trials to which the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, refers are being delivered by well established and well respected providers. It is important that what is provided is, as far as possible, evidence-based. I take that point. If I can find out more information about who the providers operating the trials are, I will make sure that the noble Baroness has it.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack
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Could we gently say to our young people in schools that the best preliminary for parenthood is marriage?

Lord Hill of Oareford Portrait Lord Hill of Oareford
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We should say many things to young children in schools. For all education, my starting point would be the importance of English and maths. A decent grounding in those matters is most likely to lead children to have successful lives, and many of the desirable outcomes that we all want from education are more likely to appear.