Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing financial education provision in helping pupils understand (a) saving, (b) budgeting, (c) mortgages and (d) banking.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial education in schools adequately prepares young people for (a) adult life and (b) work.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on the sustainability of high-quality Practical Electronics teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on support for physics teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on supporting Mathematics teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on ensuring the sustainability of high-quality biology teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterpart on ensuring the sustainability of high-quality chemistry teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on supporting engineering science teaching.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have had valuable discussions at four nations meetings and officials maintain contact around issues of mutual interest, including STEM education.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of journalism courses on levels of graduate employment.
Answered by Janet Daby
Graduate employment rates by higher education subject studied are published annually by the department as part of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes publication, accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/leo-graduate-and-postgraduate-outcomes/2022-23.
The most recent release shows that in 2022/23, at five years after graduation, 81.9% of UK domiciled first degree students of ‘Media, Journalism and Communications’ are in sustained employment, with 5.3% in further study. This compares to an average across all subjects of 76.5% in sustained employment and 12.1% in further study.
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of withdrawing Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses on the labour market for journalists.
Answered by Janet Daby
I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 63373.