Rishi Sunak gives evidence to Lords numeracy committee

The House of Lords Numeracy for Life Committee continues its inquiry on Thursday 2 July by hearing from former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Co-Founder of The Richmond Project.

The session can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster from 10.50am.

Also giving evidence will be:

• Lizzie Gaisman,
  CEO, Richmond Project;
  
  
• Bodil Isaksen,

Chief Programmes Officer, Richmond Project.

Members are expected to ask questions on:

• the impacts of low numeracy levels on individuals, the economy and society;
• numeracy skills and the role of schools;
• adult education;
• the role of employers;
• financial management;
• early years;
• numeracy skills for the future.

Afterwards, the Committee will hear from representatives from National Numeracy. Giving evidence will be:

• Sam Sims,
  CEO, National Numeracy;
  
  
• Lynne McClure,
  Trustee, National Numeracy;
  
  
• Rotimi Merriman-Johnson;
  Ambassador, National Numeracy.
  
  

Members are expected to ask questions on:

• Adult skills post-Multiply;
• the role of employers;
• maths education, teaching and alternative qualifications;
• Post-16 maths provision;
• numeracy skills for the future.