Child Development

Lord Hylton Excerpts

Wednesday 16th September 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

Indeed I agree with my noble friend. In fact, the Government are spending over £2 billion a year on early intervention. We have the pupil premium, which is helping to improve educational outcomes, and the early years pupil premium, which is helping to narrow the attainment gap for three and four year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds. Crucially, we now have a million more pupils in good or outstanding schools, because we know that education is key to the life chances of young people in this country.

[Lord Hylton (CB)]

Obviously, professionals caring for children need to have the full facts, but will the Minister confirm that information will not be passed around without informing the parents of those children?

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

My Lords, there are rules around data sharing that cover this point.