Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Jones and Mark Fletcher

Monday 23rd November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to help ensure improvement in educational attainment in each region of England.

[Mark Fletcher (Bolsover) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to help ensure improvement in educational attainment in each region of England.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Gillian Keegan)]

There are still too many parts of the UK that have been left behind, and this Government are committed to bridging the gap in every region and levelling up opportunity in every corner of our country. That is why we are investing £2.5 billion in the national skills fund to turbo-charge our economic recovery and introducing a lifetime skills guarantee, so that no one is left behind, no matter their age or stage of learning.