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Education: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 62102 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by The Sutton Trust entitled The Opportunity Index, published in May 2025.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 30 Jun 2025

The Sutton Trust’s valuable report highlights that too many children face barriers to success because of who they are or where they come from. This is why, through the Opportunity Mission, we will break the link between young people’s backgrounds and thei...