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Amendments proposed to the Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 5, page 4, line 3, after 'undertaking' insert 'or proposing to undertake'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 5, page 4, line 20, after 'receiving' insert 'or proposing to receive'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 6, page 4, line 27, leave out from 'require' to end of line 28 and insert 'any person receiving financial resources from the Council to provide the Council with such documents as requested by the Council as relate to their application for that financial resource;'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 6, page 4, line 29, leave out 'providing post-16 education or training' and insert 'to whom financial resources are provided'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 6, page 4, line 32, leave out 'post-16' and insert 'or proposing to provide'.

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

Clause 6, page 4, line 44, at end insert—

'(3A) the Council shall not exercise the power conferred under section (3)(a) above in such a way as to

(a) discriminate between different classes of providers, or

(b) discriminate between different courses at the same or comparable levels on the basis of areas of study or mode of delivery, or

(d) require providers to charge fees for persons over the age of 19 pursuing courses in basic literacy or numeracy, including courses in English for those whose first language is not English, or

(e) require providers to charge fees for persons over the age of 19 who are unemployed or who are in receipt of a means-tested state benefit or who are unwaged dependants of such persons, or

(f) require providers to charge fees in respect of any course leading to a qualification at level 3 for a person under age 25 not already in possession of a qualification at or above that level, or

(g) require providers to charge fees in respect of any course leading to a qualification at level 2 for a person not already in possession of a qualification at or above that level.

(3B) in determining any conditions under subsection (3) above the Council shall have regard to the economic and social conditions in the area served by any person providing post-16 education and training to whom the conditions will apply.

(3C) in securing the provision of financial resources under section 5 above the Council must have regard to the requirements set out in subsection (3A) above and to any conditions it imposes on persons providing post-16 education and training under this section.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 6, page 4, line 47, leave out 'post-16' and insert 'or proposing to provide'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 6, page 5, line 1, leave out 'post-16'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 7, page 5, line 19, at end insert—

'(1A) Where an education authority has existing sixth form provision the Council must make a grant per sixth form pupil consistent with the real terms value as defined by the average of the three financial years 1998-2001.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 7, page 5, line 23, leave out 'and "maintained school" have' and insert 'has'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 12, page 6, line 30, at end insert—

'(3A) The Council may provide any person designated by the Secretary of State with such information as the Council thinks fit about any matter in relation to which it has a function.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 15, page 8, line 9, at end insert—

'(c) proposals as to how the Council intends to have regard to the special needs and characteristics of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1982.'.

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

Schedule 2, page 61, line 36, at end insert—

'Committees

( )—(1) A local council must establish a young people's committee and an adult learning committee.

(2) Members of a committee may be (but need not be) members of the council.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 21, page 9, line 26, at end insert—

'(3A) The guidance to any local council whose area contains any of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1982 shall draw attention to the special needs and characteristics of such institutions.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 22, page 10, line 12, at end insert—

'(aa) a statement of the education and training the local council would like any of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1982 in the council's area to provide.'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 22, page 10, line 25, at end insert—

'(d) the special needs and characteristics of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1982.'.

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

Clause 22, page 10, line 28, at end insert—

'( ) any relevant institutions providing programmes of higher education'.

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

Clause 22, page 10, line 28, at end insert—

'(ba) any institution in its area designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1982;'.

NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART I

Partnership arrangements

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'. The Council may enter into partnership arrangements or collaborative activities or agency arrangements with other statutory bodies or bodies corporate, whether in England or elsewhere, if it judges that to be the best method of discharging its functions in relation to England.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 31, page 14, line 2, at end insert—

'(3A) Provision is not to be considered as giving rise to disproportionate expenditure only because that provision is more expensive than comparable provision.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 32, page 14, line 33, at end insert—

'(3A) Provision is not to be considered as giving rise to disproportionate expenditure only because that provision is more expensive than comparable provision.'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 34, page 15, line 19, after 'receiving' insert 'or proposing to receive'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 34, page 15, line 24, leave out paragraph (e) and insert—

'(e) institutions within the further or higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) which provide or propose to provide secondary education (other than post-16 education);'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 34, page 15, line 26, after 'undertaking' insert 'or proposing to undertake'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 34, page 15, line 44, after 'receiving' insert 'or proposing to receive'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 35, page 16, line 8, leave out 'providing post-16 education or training' and insert 'to whom financial resources are provided'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 35, page 16, line 11, leave out 'post-16' and insert 'or proposing to provide'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 35, page 16, line 26, leave out 'post-16' and insert 'or proposing to provide'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 35, page 16, line 27, leave out 'post-16'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 36, page 17, line 3, leave out '6' and insert '35 '.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 36, page 17, line 4, leave out 'and "maintained school" have' and insert 'has'.

Mr Malcolm Wicks

Clause 40, page 17, line 40, at end insert—

'(3A) The Council may provide any person designated by the National Assembly with such information as the Council thinks fit about any matter in relation to which it has a function.'.