Written questions

Boys: Equality

Commons · Question 902574 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve opportunities for white working-class boys.

Answer

Answered by Bridget Phillipson, 5 Feb 2025

Too often white working-class boys face barriers that hold them back. Disadvantaged white British boys are one of the lowest attaining groups in our schools with only 37% reaching the expected standard in reading writing and maths at KS2 and 17.5% achievi...