HL Deb 02 February 2005 vol 669 c48WA
Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they propose to make sex education compulsory in schools in England and Wales. [HL984]

Lord Filkin

Sex and relationship education (SRE) is already compulsory in all maintained secondary schools. It is discretionary in primary schools, though they are encouraged to have a sex and relationship education programme tailored to the age and the physical and emotional maturity of the children.