Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Nicholas Dakin Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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One Member of the House is so keen to demonstrate her commitment to equality that she is wearing what I will call a rainbow pullover, with the rainbow symbol of equality. I am referring to the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh), to whose contribution we look forward with eager anticipation.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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Sixth form colleges are well recognised for their role in delivering social mobility, yet that is now at risk with an underfunding of £1,200 per student, compared with 11 to 16 funding. Will the Secretary of State act to address this before it is too late?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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As the hon. Gentleman will know, we are putting more money into making sure that post-16 education is consistently gold standard, regardless of whether young people follow academic or technical education routes. I am sure he will have welcomed the announcement in the Budget a couple of weeks ago, of extra premiums for maths students.