This is the text of the Learning and Skills Bill [H.L.], as passed by the House of Lords and introduced in the House of Commons on 24th March 2000.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Employment with assistance from the National Assembly for Wales, are published separately as Bill 96- EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Blunkett has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view, the provisions of the Learning and Skills Bill [H.L.] are compatible with the Convention rights.