Extracts from Lords debate on Sport: Drugs - Dec 3
Tuesday, 4 December 2018 07:28
Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD):...I visit many schools and
academies delivering the Lord Speaker’s Peers in schools outreach
programme, and one of the questions I am asked by young people is:
what is the relevance of this House? It is shown in debates such as
this and other debates that touch on the uncomfortable aspects of
society—subjects that Parliament tends puts in the “too hard to do”
box, which we take on and deal with. An example was last year’s
debate on sexual abuse in...Request free
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(LD):...I
visit many schools and academies delivering the Lord Speaker’s
Peers in schools outreach programme, and one of the questions I am
asked by young people is: what is the relevance of this House? It
is shown in debates such as this and other debates that touch on
the uncomfortable aspects of society—subjects that Parliament tends
puts in the “too hard to do” box, which we take on and deal with.
An example was last year’s debate on sexual abuse in sport; a
difficult debate to listen to. In that debate, I highlighted the
cases of footballers—, Paul Stewart and Ian Ackley
to name but three—who had come forward and told their stories.
Following a mammoth police investigation, the instigator Barry
Bennell received a 30-year prison sentence. We can help to make a
difference...
(Lab):...It is disturbing that UKAD sets out the
programmes for dealing with the problem. For the 16 to 24 age
group, there is a programme with gyms and leisure centres in mind;
for the 16-plus age group, there is a programme with university and
colleges of education in mind; for those aged 14 to 18, there is
the Clean Games Policy, for use in major sporting events; for
children of 11 to 16 years of age, there is Think Real, delivered
in PE lessons with the collaboration of Sport England; and for those aged 10 to 14, in
years 7 to 10 in schools, the Get Set for the Spirit of Sport
material is taught in the classroom. What worries me is the fact
that all those strands of educational initiative have clearly been
devised in response to what is perceived as a prevalent
problem...
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