Education and Skills Bill
10:58 am
Martin Narey: Anne can say more about the survey, but it certainly confirmed our view that choice is vital, which is from our experience of working with many young people who have fallen out of education. Alternative sorts of provision and choice are very important, giving the opportunity for a young person to find somewhere they can do well. Nevertheless, ultimately, after all the safeguards within the Bill, our position is that we support compulsion as a means of ensuring that the most disadvantaged young people have their horizons broadened and are prepared for a world of work, rather than a world of benefits and long-term poverty.