Primary Schools: Literacy and Numeracy Hours

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 28 June 2005.

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Photo of Lord Adonis Lord Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools), Department for Education and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools) 3:06, 28 June 2005

My Lords, I cannot give the noble Earl the precise figures but will write to him. We have changed admissions procedures for schools to give greater priority to looked-after children to meet those concerns, and we are exploring the issue of whether boarding education can be extended, particularly for the groups that he mentioned.