Education: English Baccalaureate Debate

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Lord West of Spithead

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Schools: Faith Schools
Monday 14th December 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I would be delighted to do that.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab)
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The Minister will be aware of the huge shortage of engineers in this country and, particularly, in the Navy, Air Force and Army. What is being done to translate that increase in science and maths into engineering and to try to encourage that?

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I know that we have a number of UTCs specialising in that, including one where I know that the Royal Navy is actively engaged.

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