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Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 February 2025

Debate

Primary Schools: Mental Health Problems

Contribution

My Lords, does my noble friend agree with me—going back to a point that the noble Lord, Lord Storey, raised about bullying—that children with observable mental health problems, or who are on the autism spectrum, are very often vulnerable to bullying in schools, and sometimes that will exacerbate the challenges that they already have? In what way are the Government supporting schools to ensure that children who have those difficulties are supported, particularly in the playground?

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