Post-18 Education

Debate between Damian Hinds and Deidre Brock

Tuesday 20th February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

I will indeed ensure that it is possible to do that. There will of course be a call for evidence as part of the process.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

The Secretary of State has simply criticised the Scottish Government and not taken the opportunity to learn from them. Will he join me in welcoming the 2017 UCAS figures, which show a 13% increase in students from Scotland’s most deprived communities going to a Scottish university, and the overall 2% increase in applicants to universities this year from the 20% most deprived areas compared with last year?