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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Miriam Cates to introduce a “sex education transparency” Private Members’ Bill on Mon 26 June

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ResisterRex · 25/06/2023 16:42

In the Telegraph and Parliament page:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/25/sex-education-lessons-schools-children-miriam-cates/

"Sex education lesson plans and materials would be shared with parents under a new law proposed by a Conservative MP.

On Monday, Miriam Catess_, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, will introduce a “sex education transparency” Private Members’ Bill that pressures the Government to give a statutory footing to parents’ rights to see lesson plans.
Mrs Cates, who has warned that sex education lessonss_ have become a “wild west”, is proposing legislation that would create a legal duty for English schools to share materials used in relationships and sex education lessons with parents.
The legislation would also prevent schools from using unpublished materials if they are produced by a third-party provider.
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Mrs Cates said: “We are hearing of schools every week who are hiding materials from parents.”

She added: “I’ve been following Clare Page’s case very closely. It is incredibly disappointing from a parent’s point of view that the ICO was upheld on appeal.
“Because the guidance sent by Gillian Keegan to schools earlier this year telling them to share materials with parents wasn’t statutory, but commercial interests are established in law, the judge found in favour of commercial interests because the guidance was not statutory.
“At the moment these materials aren’t published anywhere. So this Bill would make it necessary for schools only to use materials that are published somewhere.”
She said that materials would not need to be free to view for the wider public, but should be available to download for a fee so that they can be scrutinised by ministers and the press.
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The Department for Education has been contacted for comment."
commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/80419/Html?subType=Standard#_idTextAnchor002

"Relationships and Sex Education (Transparency) Bill
Miriam Cates
Bill to make provision to require the sharing with parents and guardians of copies of materials used in relationships and sex education lessons in schools in England; to prohibit schools in England from using externally produced teaching resources for relationships and sex education that have not been published; and for connected purposes."

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FedgeHund · 25/06/2023 16:54

The left will have a very poor voting record of they don't vote for this.

Tories, Reform and Party of Women can tell the public all about it.

ResisterRex · 25/06/2023 17:37

I'm not sure how much of a chance it has of passing, but it's what's said and who by, that'll be interesting/instructive:

guidetoprocedure.parliament.uk/collections/QXfa0OI6/private-members-bills

"Any MP who isn’t a minister can introduce a Private Member’s Bill. They can be about any topic, but the main purpose can’t be to create a new tax or increase Government spending.
...

To introduce a bill, you need to give it a short title (a name) and a long title (a description of what it does). You don’t need any other text to introduce a bill, but you must have a text by second readingg_, if there is one. The Public Bill Office handles applications for Private Members’ Bills and can help you with the process.
You can have up to 11 supporters of your bill, but you don’t have to. You should give the names of your supporters to the Public Bill Office before you introduce the bill. After the bill has been introduced, names can’t be changed or removed."

I thought the Bill to raise the minimum age of marriage was a private member's bill, and that passed. Might be wrong.

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FedgeHund · 25/06/2023 18:33

There is over a year to go, she has time before the next general election.

SunnyEgg · 26/06/2023 10:05

This is great, hope it gets support and gets through

IcakethereforeIam · 26/06/2023 10:34

Do you think it's worth while writing to our MPs to ask them to support it?

ResisterRex · 26/06/2023 11:44

Thread from Miriam here. I'm so glad she points out that in other subjects, the books go home:

https://twitter.com/miriamcates/status/1673273745308372993?s=46&t=WHoOZZ_3Kv5G6-FyQuvE0LQ

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dcbc1234 · 26/06/2023 12:23

Does anyone know if Scottish Tories are allowed to vote on Education bills for England only? I should know the answer to this but don't and hate all the complexities added by devolution.

dcbc1234 · 26/06/2023 12:24

I mean Westminster MPs obviously not MSPs.

Fenlandia · 27/06/2023 15:13

The Civitas polling she quotes says that 77% of parents think that they should have unrestricted legal rights to view RSE materials while 14% don't.

Who are the 14% wallies who don't want to know what kids are being taught about sensitive personal issues at school? Are they so open minded their brains have fallen out?

I hope this bill passes, at the very least it will give yet more sunlight onto this.

ResisterRex · 28/06/2023 07:23

Paul Bristow and Tim Loughton supporting Miriam with this:

twitter.com/timloughton/status/1673399762110783524?s=46&t=WHoOZ_3Kv5G6-FyQuvE0LQ

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