A question on #Pupils #Carers tabled by Lord Young of Cookham on 19-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Pupils: Carers
Question ID: 1742980
UIN: HL2686
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-19
Asking Member ID: 57
Asking Member display name: Lord Young of Cookham
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to list young carers separately in daily school attendance reporting in order to assess the impact of caring on school attendance.
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Date answered: 2024-12-03
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The department appreciates the ongoing efforts of the Carers Trust in supporting carers of all ages across the UK. Their recent report, ‘Caring and Classes: The Education Gap for Young Carers’, examines the support available to young and young adult carer...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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