Clause 83 - Establishment of the national curriculum for england by order
Education Bill
Public Bill Committees, 15 January 2002, 6:15 pm
Ms Caroline Flint (Don Valley, Labour)
I seek clarification from the Minister because subsection 12 provides that science shall not include the subject of
''Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus''.
Groups, and colleagues who are members of the all-party AIDS and HIV group, have raised questions about that element. I understand the issues around sex education and health, and am mindful of having to find a balance between, on the one hand, parents' rights under the legislation to withdraw their children from sex education and, on the other, health issues and what fits in with the Bill and may be taught within the ambit of a science lesson.