Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 900062

Education: Equality

Tabled: 14 May 2026
Answered: 20 May 2026
Named Day

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what advice she has received from the Women in Tech Taskforce on equity in education.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Women are underrepresented across the tech sector, and this gap starts early, with girls making up fewer than 20% of A-level Computer Science entrants.The Women in Tech Taskforce was set up to change this: helping more women enter, stay, and lead in tech....

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