STEM Subjects

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 2 March 2015.

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Photo of Bill Esterson Bill Esterson Labour, Sefton Central 2:30, 2 March 2015

The Minister says that he wants more young people to be taking maths and science subjects, but does he acknowledge that there is a chronic shortage of teachers applying for STEM subjects? Why has that happened, and what action are the Government taking to reverse this serious problem for young people and for the wider economy?