Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Lucy Frazer Excerpts
Wednesday 27th January 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Penrose Portrait John Penrose
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It is not quite that simple, but I sympathise with the hon. Lady, in that several new approaches that are being trialled in universities throughout the country are extremely promising. We want to pursue those, so perhaps the hon. Lady and I can discuss that further at our meeting later today.

Lucy Frazer Portrait Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)
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2. What steps the Government are taking to increase social mobility in the civil service.

Matt Hancock Portrait The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Matthew Hancock)
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Social mobility is mission critical to our plan to ensure that the civil service is fully representative of the nation that it serves and benefits from talent in every part of Britain.

Lucy Frazer Portrait Lucy Frazer
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I welcome that answer. May I ask the Minister to give the House an update on research by the Bridge Group on social mobility in the fast stream?