Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robert Halfon and Mark Pawsey

Monday 28th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Robert Halfon]

Of course I will consider what my hon. Friend has said, but my priority for higher education was set out in a recent speech—it is skills, jobs and social justice, by which I mean ensuring that disadvantaged people can climb the higher education ladder of opportunity. He will know that the sector regional standards set out the terms of grading and content, but we should judge students on the outcomes: are they getting good skills and are they getting good jobs?

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

15. What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of school attendance.