Race Disparity Audit

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:30 pm on 10 October 2017.

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Photo of Damian Green Damian Green First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office 1:30, 10 October 2017

In that case, I think many of us would agree on the “explanation”. At the root of a lot of the educational reforms introduced in recent years is improving the attainment in schools containing the sorts of pupils the hon. Gentleman referred to, so that they get a fair chance in life. That is what the whole of this is about and we will continue that approach. I have already said that we have far more children going to good or excellent schools than was the case five years ago and we have more children from disadvantaged background going to university than ever before, but there is always more to be done in this area. This audit gives us some of the tools to enable us to do it in a more precise way. That will be the long-term benefit of this audit.