Nadhim Zahawi
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(2 years, 5 months ago)
Ministerial CorrectionsI respectfully remind the hon. Lady that someone from a disadvantaged background today is 80% more likely to go to university than they were a decade ago.
[Official Report, 24 February 2022, Vol. 709, c. 491.]
Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Education, the right hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi).
An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson).
The correct response should have been:
I respectfully remind the hon. Lady that an 18-year-old from a disadvantaged background today is 82% more likely to go to university than in 2010.
Non-graduates continue to pay— at the moment, all taxpayers fund higher education in England at 41p in the pound.
[Official Report, 24 February 2022, Vol. 709, c. 494.]
Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Education, the right hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi).
An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman).
The correct response should have been:
Non-graduates continue to pay—at the moment, all taxpayers fund higher education in England at 44p in the pound.
If the hon. Lady looks at the Government’s track record, she will see that someone from a disadvantaged background is 80% more likely to go to university than was the case a decade ago.
[Official Report, 24 February 2022, Vol. 709, c. 496.]
Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Education, the right hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi).
An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah).
The correct response should have been:
If the hon. Lady looks at the Government’s track record, she will see that an 18-year-old from a disadvantaged background today is 82% more likely to go to university than in 2010.