Education: English Baccalaureate Debate

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Education: English Baccalaureate

Lord West of Spithead Excerpts
Monday 14th December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I would be delighted to do that.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab)
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The Minister will be aware of the huge shortage of engineers in this country and, particularly, in the Navy, Air Force and Army. What is being done to translate that increase in science and maths into engineering and to try to encourage that?

Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I know that we have a number of UTCs specialising in that, including one where I know that the Royal Navy is actively engaged.