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Press release: Social mobility moving in the wrong direction

  • January 28, 2010

Responding to Thursday’s HEFCE report “Trends in young participation in higher education: core results for England”, Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, David Willetts said:

Press Release: Ministers must not block university aspiration

  • January 21, 2010

Responding to UCAS figures showing a rise in university applications, Shadow Universities and Skills Secretary, David Willetts said:

“These figures show there is growing demand to study at university. The number of English students going to English universities is up by 15,000.

Press Release: Strong families matter for children and matter for society

  • January 20, 2010

Conservatives today launch the families section of the ‘Mending our Broken Society’ chapter of the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto. The section outlines plans to make Britain more family-friendly by:

Reforming the tax and benefits system to help families
Taking a new approach to early intervention
Helping families to balance their lives