Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the Minister for Skills to take a lead responsibility for social mobility.

The government’s Opportunity Mission is focused on breaking the link between a child’s background and their future success, through coordinated action to improve social and income mobility. It sets priorities to give children the best start in life, ensure they achieve and thrive at school, strengthen post‑16 skills and opportunities, and support family security. Social mobility and opportunity are shared priorities across government. As the Minister for Skills, I promote the core objectives around social mobility, by helping to expand high‑quality skills, training and progression routes so that more young people can move into good employment, education or training.