Mathematical Sciences Debate
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Lord Cunningham of Felling
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(2 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
I am sure that maths can be fun for everybody. I am disappointed that my noble friend does not think so.
Lord Cunningham of Felling (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister has rightly defended a reasonably good record of government funding of mathematics. I applaud that, but he is he convinced that sufficient attention is being given to biology, chemistry, physics and other scientific subjects, many of which now depend fundamentally on mathematics being inherent in their teaching?
Lord Callanan (Con)
I will need to refer to the Department for Education for the details of how it supports these other vital subjects in its teaching programmes, but I agree with the thrust of the noble Lord’s question.