Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts
Thursday 22nd March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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I thank my hon. Friend for that important question. As she is probably aware, e-Skills, the sector skills council, had a specific computing for girls scheme to encourage girls at school to study computing, but the Secretary of State for Education’s important speech on revolutionising the computer science curriculum in January shows that this Government are committed to ensuring that more people study computer science. We are working with industry to ensure that more children choose that option.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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Why is superfast broadband being delivered in Morocco by 2013 and in Britain by 2015?

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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Because Britain is bigger. [Laughter.]