Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Chair of the Social Mobility Commission recommended, published by his Department on 23 May 2018, what the timetable is for the appointment process for the remaining Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commissioners to commence.

The recruitment process for the Social Mobility Commissioners will begin in the coming weeks. This process will not be completed until a new Chair is formally appointed. This will allow the Chair to be involved in the process of recruiting a high quality Board with a range of skills and expertise.