Education Committee

30 June 2026

Education Committee House of Commons

00:03 - 00:27
Speaker 1
Order, order.  Welcome to this oral evidence session of the Education Select Committee.  This is the penultimate evidence session in the committee's inquiry on the early years.  Can I welcome members and witnesses to our evidence session this morning?  And can I invite witnesses to introduce yourselves to us, please, starting with Christine Farquharson. 
00:27 - 00:37
Speaker 4
Good morning, happy to be here.  My name's Christine Farquharson, I'm an associate director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a co-director of the new DfE-funded Economics of Education Research Centre. 
00:37 - 00:39
Speaker 8
Thank you.  Eavan Mckay. 
00:39 - 00:45
Speaker 21
Hello, thank you very much for having me.  My name is Eavan Mckay, I'm policy and public affairs manager at the NSPCC. 

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