Debate on Thursday, 13 March 2014, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Nash. The answering member was Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

Education: Social Mobility

Lords motion to take note of the role of primary and secondary education in improving social mobility. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 752 cc1865-1934
Session: 2013-14
Department: Department for Education
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Nash | 752 cc1865-1871 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the opportunity to debate the role of primary and secondary sch...; Lord Storey | 752 cc1868-1874 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, on this auspicious day when the Children and Families Bill receives Royal Assent, I con...; Baroness Coussins | 752 cc1874-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the coalition Government have said that they want to close what they called “the vast g...; Bishop of Newcastle | 752 cc1877-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, welcome this debate about the role of primary and secondary education in improv...; Lord Baker of Dorking | 752 cc1879-1881 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Nash on initiating this important debate and I than...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 752 cc1881-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for giving us the opportunity to debat...; Baroness Garden of Frognal | 752 cc1884-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for initiating this debate on a topic which is of importa...; Lord Northbourne | 752 cc1886-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward this debate today on this hugely important su...; Bishop of Winchester | 752 cc1888-1891 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for the opportunity of this debate. I...; Baroness Perry of Southwark | 752 cc1891-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for initiating this debate with such a powerful speech. His ...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 752 cc1893-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will also start by congratulating the Minister on initiating this debate. When I hear...; Baroness Greenfield | 752 cc1896-9 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Nash, on introducing this highly important topi...; Lord Lingfield | 752 cc1899-1901 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for choosing this important subject for debate and refer nob...; Lord Addington | 752 cc1901-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is interesting that I have not totally disagreed with anyone who has spoken in this ...; Baroness Uddin | 752 cc1903-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for the opportunity of this debate and I add my salutation t...; Lord True | 752 cc1906-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a privilege indeed to take part in this debate, not least because it was initiate...; Lord Graham of Edmonton | 752 cc1909-1911 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to make a contribution to the Thursday debate club because many,...; Baroness Tyler of Enfield | 752 cc1910-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is always a huge pleasure and privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Graham, whose...; Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 752 cc1913-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will be the 18th to thank the Minister for ensuring that we have this debate, althoug...; Lord Lexden | 752 cc1917-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is very good to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland. I remember doing so in a pre...; Lord Shipley | 752 cc1919-1922 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am one of three speakers in today’s debate with roots in Newcastle upon Tyne. All thr...; Earl of Clancarty | 752 cc1922-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving us the opportunity to participate in this deba...; Baroness Berridge | 752 cc1924-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for this wide-ranging debate and particularly for its focus ...; Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 752 c1926 (Link to this contribution)
I hate to interrupt the noble Baroness, but I cannot resist asking her whether she is aware that ...; Baroness Berridge | 752 c1926 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I am aware of that. Indeed, when Oakham was a grammar school my father passed the 11-plus to...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 752 cc1926-1930 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for tabling this debate today and to all noble Lords who ...; Lord Nash | 752 cc1930-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it has been a privilege to participate in today’s debate, and I am grateful to all nobl...
Subjects: Curriculum Disadvantaged Qualifications Primary education Standards Teachers Vocational guidance Secondary education Vocational education Academies Social mobility Free schools
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Education: Social Mobility

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