Financial education to be debated in parliament next week
Source: pfeg
07 Dec 11
We are pleased to announce that there will be a debate on compulsory financial education in schools in House of Commons, on Thursday 15th December at 3 pm. This follows over 105,000 people signing Martin Lewis’s e-petition calling for financial education to be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
Tory MP and APPG chair Justin Tomlinson says: "I have been overwhelmed with the fantastic support for our campaign, from cross-party MPs, hundreds of supporting organisations and young people themselves. Everyone recognises that in an increasingly complex financial world, we have a duty to equip the next generation of consumers with the necessary skills to make informed decisions.
Our APPG has concluded our inquiry and we will be publishing our full report on Monday 12 December calling for compulsory financial education for young people. Having now secured this crucial debate, which MoneySavingExpert.com and its users did so well to break through the 100,000 barrier, it is essential to then highlight our campaign.”
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People will be publishing a report on Monday 12th December following the UK wide inquiry into the level of financial education in primary and secondary schools.
