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George Eustice Excerpts
Wednesday 24th November 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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It is always a pleasure and a privilege for me to listen to the Secretary of State, but I am afraid we cannot have an essay in answer to every question. There simply is not time. I enjoy the content of his answers and his mellifluous tones, but there is not time. Shorter, please.

George Eustice Portrait George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con)
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I welcome the emphasis that the Secretary of State has placed on science in schools. Does he agree that we need to do much more to inform pupils who are about to select their GCSE subjects of the value that science can add to their career? Does he also agree that we need to do more to inspire them about the sciences? I would like to commend to him the work of the Camborne science and community college, in partnerships with schools in Japan and Singapore. Perhaps he would like to come and see some of that work.

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I will.