He is encouraging people - young and old - to email in with their top five life skills to lifeskillscompetition@dfes.gsi.gov.uk (be quick though - he wants them by the end of January) with the winning entrant being treated to a personal tour of the House of Commons. Leaving aside the attraction of a prize that is hardly likely to set most people's pulses racing, is the Minister on the right lines?
If you don't know how to change a plug, you can always ask or persuade someone to show you how. If you don't know how to roast a chicken, Delia (or a member of the family) can be consulted. Across a wide range of activities and life skills, what matters most is the ability either to read or to know who to ask or where to look.
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