British Baccalaureate Debate

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Department: Department for Education
Tuesday 21st June 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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The Government are already taking it forward. The department is investing around £115 million a year in cultural education over three years, on top of schools funding. We are also publishing a national plan for music education, thanks to the great leadership of my noble friend Lady Fleet, and will publish a cultural education plan in 2023. We are supporting the national youth guarantee in relation to citizenship opportunities.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, does my noble friend not accept those famous words that, without vision, the people perish? We have vision in this report from the Times. Will my noble friend at the very least —because many do think that the Government are complacent—talk to the Leader of the House about having a full day’s debate on that commission?

Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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I would be happy to talk to the Leader of the House about my noble friend’s idea.