HC Deb 27 October 1997 vol 299 cc681-2W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposals he has to promote courses in parenthood. [12481]

Ms Estelle Morris

As stated in the White Paper, "Excellence in Schools" published on 7 July, the Government intend that all secondary schools should have a role in teaching young people the skills of good parenting, both formally and through contact with good adult role models. The Department will be considering with teachers and others how this might best be achieved and what parenting education programmes should contain.