Mr Andrews said there had been progress, with fewer young people leaving school with no qualifications, but there was more to do.

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Regan is not planning to turn his back on the game, but is set to take his coaching qualifications with the Rugby Football Union.

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It might sound like a tall order, but for the Florida girl with no formal business qualifications who now shapes rears internationally, it might not be impossible.

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But claims of medical qualifications gained in Pakistan were lies, along with his assertions he had worked as a doctor in Bosnia and Glasgow.

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Many of these fifteen individuals have enjoyed broad bipartisan support, but have found their confirmation votes delayed for reasons that have nothing to do with their qualifications.

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But the real problem is that so few (only a fifth) of those with the necessary qualifications are from working-class backgrounds to start with.

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But even these qualifications do not undermine the basic direction of sensible reform: not to concentrate resources on countries with access to capital markets.

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