Schools: Expenditure Per Pupil Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Schools: Expenditure Per Pupil
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Lord Nash
There is no doubt that our grammar schools provide an extremely good education. It is an interesting fact that, whereas 7% of the population get 50% of the top jobs, the grammar schools, which educate about 4.5% of the population, get more than 20% of the top jobs. This means that 90% of the population are getting into under 30% of the top jobs. It is that kind of inequality, particularly for poorer pupils, that this Government are particularly determined to improve.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab)
In view of the huge fees at Eton College, does the Minister agree that Stanley Johnson should ask for his money back?