Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet her counterparts in the devolved administrations to establish how best to tackle educational under-achievement across the UK.

As I stated in my response of 28 February, officials in the devolved administrations have regular engagement on topics of mutual interest and concern. Tackling educational under-achievement is a key priority for all parts of the UK; each administration has a strategy tailored to its own needs and circumstances, though effective practice is regularly shared.