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Welfare Reform Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Sherlock (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
I will focus on another point. Would the Minister mind answering the two points together? I am interested in trying to understand this. I have worked in the past with girls who got pregnant while they were in education, dropped out of school and were then eventually encouraged to get back to the stage where they could again get an education. The Minister has made clear his position on those who did not have basic literacy and those who might want to go to university or higher education. As I understood it from the amendment of my noble friend Lady Lister, we are talking about level 3: that is, A-levels or an international baccalaureate. I am not completely sure whether a young woman in that situation, who wanted to go back and get herself up to A-levels, would be allowed to do that or have to fit that around looking after children and a job as well.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c410GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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