Further written evidence to be reported to the House
Education and Skills Bill
10:30 am
Nia Griffith (PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Llanelli, Labour)
On the issue of compulsion, I was very interested to hear Paul Head’s comments about it being as much about state recognition as about the practical implications, because you are already doing so much. As teachers, college lecturers and, dare I say it, politicians, we tend to bend over backwards to blame ourselves and do everything that we possibly can. Do you accept that there are some young people who are just so lazy that they will not get out of bed and need the occasional kick? Having taken on the idea of compulsion, how do we deal with sanctions? What should they be? How do you see any part of the sanction process fitting into your role?