Extract from Lords debate on Inequalities - Nov 30
Friday, 1 December 2017 07:42
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Communities and Local Government and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of
Aberystwyth) (Con):...The United Kingdom has one of the most
successful employment markets in the world, with the employment
rate nearing a historic high point. Of course, that does not mean
there is not more to be done. Our universities are respected the
world over and businesses work more closely with educational
institutions than ever before. My noble friend Lady...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Communities and Local Government and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of
Aberystwyth) (Con):...The United Kingdom has one of the
most successful employment markets in the world, with the
employment rate nearing a historic high point. Of course, that does
not mean there is not more to be done. Our universities are
respected the world over and businesses work more closely with
educational institutions than ever before. My noble friend Lady
O’Cathain, mentioned how students from disadvantaged backgrounds
are now 43% more likely to go to university than in 2009. This is
based on UCAS acceptances. Still, I note the point
about the regional disparities there; Barnsley in the north and
Hastings in the south, for example, face massive challenges. This
year alone, though, universities have committed to spend £800
million to give students from disadvantaged backgrounds the best
chance of taking up a place. We will be watching that like hawks.
This week, we committed to putting technical education on the same
footing as our academic system, establishing new
T-levels—technology levels, I think—and we will invest an
additional £406 million in maths education, which again was
something rightly mentioned by my noble friend Lady O’Cathain as of
key importance...
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