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Debate between Caroline Dinenage and David Laws
Monday 27th October 2014

(10 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Laws Portrait Mr Laws
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I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was in his place earlier, but one hon. Member has already asked about this and I mentioned the £20 million Salix scheme, which has led to considerable savings in energy in English schools.

Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con)
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There has been a 15% increase in the number of students enrolling at sixth-form colleges without a GCSE in maths, yet these post-16 education providers are excluded from the £20 million golden hellos available to attract maths teachers to further education. Given that maths skills are so crucial to young people’s futures, what is the Department doing about that?

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