Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 902574

Boys: Equality

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve opportunities for white working-class boys.

Answer

Bridget Phillipson
Too often white working-class boys face barriers that hold them back. Disadvantaged white British boys are one of the lowest attaining groups in our schools with only 37% reaching the expected standard in reading writing and maths at KS2 and 17.5% achievi...

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