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Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 July 2016.

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Photo of Michelle Donelan Michelle Donelan Conservative, Chippenham 12:00, 21 July 2016

Careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and the engineering sector in particular, fail to attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and also women. We must challenge those perceptions and stereotypes to deal with that problem, and with our productivity crisis. In September, I will host Wiltshire’s first engineering festival. Will the Secretary of State join me there?