Education Committee
Debate between Robert Halfon and Bob Stewart
Robert Halfon
The hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point. Our Committee is dedicated to looking at social injustice. It is a key aim of the Education Committee. Only yesterday, we had a discussion about early intervention and life chances—about intervening very early on to ensure that social injustice is not carried through later on in life. The answer, therefore, is, yes.
Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con)
My right hon. Friend mentioned that one in eight children from low-income backgrounds is likely to become a high-income earner. What is the percentage for the rest of children—what percentage becomes high-income earners—so that we have a good comparison?
Robert Halfon
I do not have the answer off the top of my head, but I am happy to write to my hon. Friend.