Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill [HL] Debate
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Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
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Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill [HL]
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate ExcerptsFriday 27th April 2018
(6 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con)
My Lords, on the noble Lord’s reference to philosophical preferences, my recollection, as a Member of Parliament some years ago, was that in a number of cases one wanted to support home education, but there were deep concerns about the motivation of the parents in seeking such an arrangement. Does he not think that a wider approach that allows for preferences is harmful to many children who are deprived of the association with others that they need? Are we not moving towards a form of designer education, which would be utterly undesirable?