10. To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment she has made of the correlation between educational qualifications and employment in developing proposals to tackle social exclusion. (125527)

Getting a job has an obvious and positive effect on life-chances and is an important means of tackling social exclusion. We also know that getting good educational qualifications is the best way of securing a job.

The Government have prioritised engagement with people who are not in education, employment or training because the correlation between good educational qualifications, employment and tackling social exclusion is such a strong one.