Education Secretary Gavin Williamson could be in for a grilling on Tuesday when he is due to face MPs
Mr Williamson will give evidence to the education select committee, when MPs are likely to take the opportunity to ask about the Government’s catch-up programme.
However it comes after Mr Williamson had been due to speak to The Yorkshire Post on his visit to Bradford a week ago, but the interview was cancelled, amid mounting criticism over the funding for schools and a lack of opportunity for young people in the region.
He was in the region to see first-hand the Opportunity Areas programme – that Universities Minister Michelle Donelan oversees – has brought to students in Bradford.
This newspaper has previously highlighted calls from education leaders for the Government to expand the Opportunity Areas programme across the whole of the North.
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