Campaigning for Financial Education  

There was a debate in the Chamber of the House last week regarding financial education in schools. Another subject nominated by the Backbench Business Committee following it attaining over 100,000 signatures on an e-petition, it is something that has cross party support.An All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the subject was set up and it is now the largest such group in Westminster, carrying the backing of over 200 MPs together with personalities such as Carol Vorderman and Martyn Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com. The APPG produced a report on the subject which was also published last week and launched in the House of Commons.As happens in many general debates that carry support from across the Chamber, it was a good natured affair with many members making contributions, sometimes relating their own experiences as they got into financial difficulties in their younger days, in several cases...