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Social Mobility

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10588

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to improve social mobility.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

Every child should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are, where they are from, or how much their parents earn. Too often opportunity for children and young people is defined by their background. That’s why this government is committed to breaking the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success. Through the Opportunity Mission, we will build opportunity for all by giving every child the best start in life, helping them to achieve and thrive, ensuring family security, and tackling the underlying barriers to opportunity that hold too many children and young people back.

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