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Andrew Bridgen

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Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Programme (No. 2)
Monday 8th July 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the key things about his successful campaign on financial education is that he always made it clear that it was about reinforcing the importance of rigour in mathematics, not simply meeting the needs of a vocal lobby outside. The way he ran the campaign is a model of how a Back Bencher can shape the education of millions for the better.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
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Can my right hon. Friend reassure me and the House that he has rooted out all the woolly thinking that pervaded the curriculum as drafted by the previous Government?

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