Baroness Primarolo
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(13 years, 1 month ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
Order. May we have a question that falls within the responsibility of the Secretary of State and this statement?
Mr Stewart Jackson
More people went to Oxford university in those 13 years from one noted public school than from the entire care system. Is that not a legacy of shame?
Michael Gove
I always take seriously what my hon. Friend says because before he came to the House he worked very hard as a councillor in Bradford to ensure that the education of the poorest children was enhanced. I am grateful to him for his support. The point that he makes—that we need to make sure that the new regime is kept under review to ensure that it helps the very poorest—is right. I look forward to working for him. The tough questions that he asks and the constructive support that he offers are a model to the rest of the House.
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
Thank you, Secretary of State and thank you all for the brisk answers and mostly brisk questions, which helped us get through a considerable number of Members’ questions.