Grammar and Faith Schools
Debate between Lisa Nandy and Lucy Powell
Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Lisa Nandy
Many children and young people, not just in the right hon. Lady’s area but around the country, will be extremely disappointed by that response. The idea that in 2016 any child is better off by being segregated and branded a failure at the age of 11, or that we are better off as a country with that system, is particularly backward-looking.
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent opening speech. Is she aware that Buckinghamshire has the largest gap in educational attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers of any borough in the country? Is that a record that the House should applaud?
Lisa Nandy
It is absolutely not a record that any Member of the House should applaud, as the chief inspector made clear only a few days ago.