Competitiveness White Paper

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:32 pm on 13 June 1996.

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Photo of Mr Patrick Thompson Mr Patrick Thompson , Norwich North 3:32, 13 June 1996

I congratulate my right hon. Friend and his colleagues on reaffirming the vital importance of education and the basics to industrial competitiveness. Is it not a fact that the announcement by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment yesterday, about the reform of teacher training colleges and a close examination of what happens in those colleges, is of vital importance to the policy that he has put forward this afternoon? Will he confirm that that will be a root-and-branch look at those colleges, to drive forward the policy that he has so ably put forward this afternoon?