Over the last six months Pat has had the responsibility as Minister of State for coordinating the Government’s response to the report of the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions.

The Government’s response will be published today with the vast majority of the original report’s recommendations accepted in full.

Writing in the Observer on Sunday this weekend, Pat McFadden said:

“There are still great causes in politics and ensuring that people can achieve their potential based on their talent, hard work and character, regardless of their background, race or gender is one such great cause.  We have made progress in raising, but must now break through, the glass ceiling of social mobility in this country.

“This isn’t about class war – the real class war would be to tell people they should know their place and to continue restricting opportunity to a narrow group.  This is about opening up opportunity to the broad majority in Britain, to ensure that those who have the ability also get the chance to do the kinds of professional jobs which are going to grow in number in future years.  

“The measures we have announced in recent months, and the further steps we announce today will help raise the aspirations of young people and they demonstrate our long-term commitment to a more socially mobile society.“

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