Written questions

Secondary Education: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 77008 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce educational inequalities for secondary school pupils in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 14 Oct 2025

All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where they are from. However, the government knows educational inequalities exist at every phase of education across the country. This is not acceptable in the West Midlands...