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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 May 2025

Debate

Social Mobility: Sutton Trust Opportunity Index

Contribution

I am sure the noble Baroness is right that there are particular challenges in rural areas—and, particularly, as she identifies, in terms of the pockets of poverty found there, where perhaps there is no infrastructure of support, that might explain why those children and young people in London are doing comparatively better than people in other parts of the country. She makes a very fair point, and we need to keep a focus on rural poverty and how we ensure that children and young people in rural areas get the opportunities that they deserve.

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