Social Mobility

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 September 2018.

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Photo of Angela Rayner Angela Rayner Shadow Secretary of State for Education 12:00, 10 September 2018

We have heard concerns from many Members across the House about social mobility, and the Chair of the Education Committee has recommended that the Social Mobility Commission get the resources and the powers that it needs. It is now nine months since the entire commission resigned in despair, so will the Secretary of State guarantee that the new commission will be appointed before a full year has passed?