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Chris Skidmore MP

Posts by Chris Skidmore MP

Chris Skidmore is Minister of State jointly at the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.  He is MP for Kingswood.

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Chris Skidmore: It’s freedom that will make Britain a global science superpower – not Whitehall micro-management

In spite of Cummings’ departure, DARPA should remain a manifesto priority: we need its approach to risk – and indeed failure.

Comment, Highlights | By Chris Skidmore MP | 23 December 2020 at 6:30 am | 27 comments

Chris Skidmore: Why it’s time to ditch the 50 per cent target for universities

The world of work has moved on, so that training, and indeed retraining, needs to happen not just for 18 year olds, but everyone throughout their lives.

Comment, Highlights | By Chris Skidmore MP | 9 July 2020 at 6:20 am | 41 comments

Chris Skidmore: Churchill, Colston – and the new polling which shows that most of us are proud of our history. We need to study it more.

Those who don’t want to study or debate the past but tear it down should be strongly resisted.

Comment, Highlights | By Chris Skidmore MP | 28 June 2020 at 6:45 am | 132 comments

Chris Skidmore: Creating the next Stanford or MIT of the future – right here in Britain

I’m delighted that the Government is today unveiling 20 new University Enterprise Zones. These new UEZs will be based in universities right across the country.

Comment | By Chris Skidmore MP | 20 September 2019 at 4:00 pm | 82 comments

Chris Skidmore: Military personnel, veterans and their families deserve better access to Higher Education

We are providing funding to help service leavers to go to university, and scholarships for the children of those killed on duty.

Comment | By Chris Skidmore MP | 19 April 2019 at 11:00 am | 8 comments

Chris Skidmore: How the Conservative Policy Commission will play its part in drawing up the next general election manifesto

I hope this work, which entails listening to party members, communities and businesses, will help to shape the future thinking of the Party.

Comment | By Chris Skidmore MP | 24 September 2018 at 10:00 am | 24 comments

Chris Skidmore: How the Conservative Party’s new Policy Commission will work

Five task forces cover energising our economy, transforming our public services, building a fairer society, sustaining our democracy and shaping a Global Britain.

Comment, Highlights | By Chris Skidmore MP | 2 July 2018 at 6:20 am | 12 comments

Chris Skidmore MP: The EBacc is boosting the number of pupils taking core subjects

New data reveals the impact that the EBacc has had on raising standards

Comment | By Chris Skidmore MP | 12 July 2014 at 8:16 am | 16 comments

Chris Skidmore MP: We need to spot children struggling at school long before they become NEETs

We can identify most of them by the age of 11 – so why is so little done about it?

Comment | By Chris Skidmore MP | 6 May 2014 at 4:19 pm | 12 comments

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