Education Performance

Debate between Baroness Coffey and Andrew Rosindell
Thursday 12th May 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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When I speak to economics academics at university, it is interesting that they often say that they would rather that people did mathematics than economics as a precursor to the subject. There is a question about what level we are studying subjects at, and that is particularly true of law. One thing that economics—

Andrew Rosindell Portrait Andrew Rosindell (in the Chair)
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Order. I remind the hon. Lady that she should make brief interventions rather than a second speech.

Baroness Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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My hon. Friend was perhaps going on to say that we should never forget mathematics as one of the core subjects.