Nick Boles MP, Ed Vaizey MP, supply of trained teachers, digital economy
Government Ministers to be questioned on state of UK's Digital Skills
18 November 2014
Can the Government deliver a coherent digital strategy to position the UK as a global leader? What more can the Government do to promote the UK’s digital economy? What is the Government doing to ensure a supply of properly trained teachers? How are the digital needs of SMEs and industry being supported by Government?
On Tuesday 18 November two Government Ministers will answer these questions and others before the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee.
Witnesses
Tuesday, 18 November, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 11.15am
- Nick Boles MP, Minister of State for Skills and Equalities, Department for Business Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
- Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Department for Business Innovation & Skills and Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Possible questions
Questions the Ministers may face include:
- How well coordinated are the Government’s efforts to deliver a coherent digital strategy?
- Is the lack of a cross-Government Digital Minister hampering the Government’s vision?
- What is the Government’s plan to tackle the risks inherent in the new digital economy, such as cybercrime and online security?
- How competitive is the UK currently? How does the Government plan to make the UK a digital leader?
- How can the Government ensure the HE and FE sectors provide the right skills?
- How are schools delivering the right skills? Are teachers being properly trained?
- Can we be confident that we have a careers guidance framework that is able to understand the content as well as keep up with technological change?