Gillian Keegan corrected the Commons record on Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity

21 November 2023 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Education

The correction was made by letter from the Secretary of State for Education, the right hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 21 November 2023. The corrected text no longer gives the figures 380,000, 85.5. Altogether 59 words differ between the two versions.

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I notice that the Labour party had a lot to say about attendance this morning, but the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson) may have missed the 380,000 fewer children persistently absent in the past year. Yet again, Labour offers little more than empty words, with a touch of student politics. In Labour-run Wales, attendance rates are still far behind those in England. Last year’s attendance data showed that Wales only managed an attendance rate of ~~85.5%,~~ compared with England’s 92.5%.	In Labour-run Wales, attendance rates are still far behind those in England. Last year’s attendance data showed that Wales only managed an attendance rate of 8 8 .5% , compared with England’s 92.5%.

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I notice that the Labour party had a lot to say about attendance this morning, but the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson) may have missed the 380,000 fewer children persistently absent in the past year. Yet again, Labour offers little more than empty words, with a touch of student politics. In Labour-run Wales, attendance rates are still far behind those in England. Last year’s attendance data showed that Wales only managed an attendance rate of ~~85.5%,~~ compared with England’s 92.5%.

In Labour-run Wales, attendance rates are still far behind those in England. Last year’s attendance data showed that Wales only managed an attendance rate of 8 8 .5% , compared with England’s 92.5%.

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