Education: English Baccalaureate

Debate between Lord West of Spithead and Lord Nash

Monday 14th December 2015 Lords Chamber

[Lord Nash]

I would be delighted to do that.

[Lord West of Spithead (Lab)]

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?

[Lord Nash]

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

Education: Academy Chains

Debate between Lord West of Spithead and Lord Nash

Wednesday 15th January 2014 Lords Chamber

[Lord Nash]

I believe that a number of noble Lords do send their children to such schools, and I hope that in time, because of the success of the entire state programme, many more will.

[Lord West of Spithead (Lab)]

My Lords, bearing in mind the history curriculum that is taught in academy schools, does the Minister agree with his Secretary of State, who wrote in a recent article that those on the left were unpatriotic?

[Lord Nash]

I applaud my right honourable friend the Secretary of State’s objectivity in all matters.