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ICT: GCE A-level |
| Question ID: |
1802659 |
| UIN: |
HL7436 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4234 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the problems affecting poorer students in accessing A level computer science, as identified by Teach First on 8 May. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-30 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter their background. However, the department knows that disadvantaged pupils are more likely to face barriers which hold them back from the opportunities and life chances they ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |