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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Monday 4th November 2024

(2 weeks, 3 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Morgan Portrait Stephen Morgan
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I thank my hon. Friend for raising such an important topic and highlighting the good work of the Greater Manchester violence reduction unit. As well as the work on the RSHE curriculum, the Government will create a new young futures programme, intervening early to stop young people being drawn into crime through preventive action and learning from best practice across the country. It is vital that we have a system that can identify and support those young people who need it most, be they victims or potential perpetrators.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Preventive education is critical, and not just when it comes to knife crime. A recent report from the University of Bath highlighted that one in six vapes confiscated in school contains the synthetic drug Spice, a highly addictive drug that condemns young people—in particular, vulnerable young people—to a life of crime and addiction. Will the Secretary of State agree to a special educational programme to address the alarming issue of Spice-spiked vapes in schools?

Stephen Morgan Portrait Stephen Morgan
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We want to make sure that every school and college across our country is a safe environment for children to learn. I am happy to meet the hon. Member to understand those issues in more detail.