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Nick Clegg questioned by Lords Social Mobility Committee

15 July 2015

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The Committee will hear from the former Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, as well as from youth labour market experts, on Wednesday 15 July.

Witnesses

The evidence sessions will take place on Wednesday 15 July 2015, Committee Room 3A, Palace of Westminster.

At 11:05am

  • The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, former Deputy Prime Minister, who had responsibility for the coalition Government's overall strategy for social mobility.

 At 11:50am

  • Professor Andy Green, Director of ERSC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES), Institute of Education, University College London
  • Professor Paul Gregg, Professor of Economic and Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis and Social Policy at the University of Bath
  • Professor Ken Roberts, Professor of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool.

Possible questions for Mr Clegg include:

  • How do you define social mobility, and what factors do you think influence upward social mobility, particularly for school leavers?
  • What consideration was given to the 'missing middle' in this strategy?
  • What policies were most successful in moving towards improving social mobility for school leavers during your time in Government?
  • Did the coalition Government ever consider looking at education and training policy for the skills system which currently divides post-16 year olds between two departments?
  • What is your one key suggestion for a change this Committee could recommend to improve upwards?

Likely questions to the second panel of witnesses are:

  • How are young people's choices and opportunities being affected by changes to the UK economy?
  • What are the challenges facing the 'missing middle', those 16-19 year olds neither classed as NEET nor in higher education?
  • Are the middle classes hoarding jobs at the expense of the working classes?
  • What labour market policies are needed to address this?
  • How does the UK's post-16 landscape compare to other countries?
  • How would you describe the main elements of successful transition into work for school leavers?
  • What role can regional bodies play in making a difference?

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