Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Justin Tomlinson Excerpts
Monday 29th January 2018

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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The A-level history syllabus was widely consulted on before it was confirmed, and the actual detail of the exam board content is determined by exam boards themselves, which are independent, so long as they conform to the subject content, which, as I said, was widely consulted upon.

Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con)
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With over 30,000 cardiac arrests taking place outside hospitals every year and a disgracefully low survival rate of just 12%, it is no surprise that there is huge public support to make sure that every child is given a half-hour lesson on emergency life-saving skills, so that we can create a generation of life savers. Will the Secretary of State meet me to talk about how we can make that a reality?