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

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

47

Page     80,     line     36     [Schedule     5],     after 'member' insert 'or chairman'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART III

Inspection of privately funded education and training

   

Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Bercow

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—Without prejudice to rights and duties of the Chief Inspection of Adult Learning and the Chief Inspector of Schools respectively under Chapter I and Chapter II of Part III of this Act, the Secretary of State may make such provision as may seem to him appropriate for the independent inspection and accreditation of privately funded provision of post-16 education and training.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

17

Page     27,     line     11     [Clause     59],     after 'teachers' insert 'or lecturers'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

18

Page     28,     line     19     [Clause     62],     leave out '66' and insert '66(2)'.


   

Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Bercow

77

Page     30,     line     40     [Clause     67],     at end add—

    '(6) The Inspectorate and the Chief Inspector, acting together, shall publish at least annually a report on the operation of the framework.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

23

Page     81,     line     20     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

    '( ) If a person to be appointed under section 50(3) is not already a member of the Inspectorate, the Secretary of State must appoint him as a member for the same term as his appointment as chairman or chief officer.

    ( ) If a person to be appointed under section 50(3) is already a member of the Inspectorate but his term of appointment as such would end before his term of appointment as chairman or chief officer ends, the Secretary of State must extend his term of appointment as a member so that it ends when his appointment as chairman or chief officer ends.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

24

Page     81,     line     21     [Schedule     6],     after 'member' insert ', chairman or chief officer'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

25

Page     81,     line     23     [Schedule     6],     after 'chairman' insert 'or chief officer'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART IV

Annual Plan of the Chief Inspector for Wales

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) The Chief Inspector for Wales must, for the purposes of the consultation required under section 104(4) of the 1998 Act (funding of HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training for Wales), prepare a plan for each financial year.

    (2) The plan must be submitted to the National Assembly by such time before the beginning of the financial year to which it relates as the National Assembly may direct.

    (3) The plan must contain estimates of—

      (a) the expenditure necessary, in the financial year to which the plan relates, in order to secure that the functions of the Chief Inspector for Wales are discharged effectively; and

      (b) the income which the Chief Inspector for Wales will receive in that financial year and which may be applied towards meeting the expenses of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

    (4) The plan must also contain proposals for the management of any funds which may be provided by the National Assembly for that financial year.

    (5) The Chief Inspector for Wales may, after the plan has been approved under section 104(4A) of the 1998 Act, publish it in such manner and at such time as appear to the Chief Inspector for Wales to be appropriate.

    (6) "The 1998 Act" means the Government of Wales Act 1998.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

19

Page     33,     line     10     [Clause     73],     leave out from '1998' to end of line 12.


   

Mr Ted Rowlands
Mr Denzil Davies

7

Page     34,     line     16     [Clause     75],     at end insert—

    '(3A) In conducting inspections of any training providers the Chief Inspector must have regard to the terms of the providers' contract.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

20

Page     36,     line     17     [Clause     79],     after 'Assembly' insert 'for Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

21

Page     36,     line     27     [Clause     79],     after 'Assembly' insert 'for Wales'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

22

Page     36,     line     30     [Clause     79],     leave out '(5) to (8) of section 34' and insert '(6) to (6C) of section 35'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

36

Page     40,     line     23     [Clause     89],     leave out subsection (11).

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

37

Page     40,     line     27     [Clause     90],     leave out 'or 89' and insert ', 89 or (Transfers: Wales)'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

38

Page     40,     line     32     [Clause     91],     leave out 'or 89' and insert ', 89 or (Transfers: Wales)'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

39

Page     45,     line     2     [Clause     99],     at end insert—

    '(2A) In subsection (3) of section 24 for "(g)" substitute "(gg)".'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

95

Page     45,     line     39     [Clause     100],     leave out 'in or as regards Scotland' and insert 'for the purposes of any provision of, or made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament authorising grants to be paid to, or in respect of, individuals in connection with their education or training; and for this purpose references in this section to the Secretary of State are to be treated as references to the Scottish Ministers.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

96

Page     45,     line     40     [Clause     100],     at end insert—

    '(8) For the purposes of this section an enactment includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament.'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

97

Page     46,     line     26     [Clause     101],     after 'are' insert '—

      (a)''.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

98

Page     46,     line     27     [Clause     101],     leave out 'or Northern Ireland'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

99

Page     46,     line     28     [Clause     101],     at end insert ', or

      (b) arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland).'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

100

Page     46,     line     42     [Clause     102],     at end insert—

    '(5) The Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment in Northern Ireland (or a person designated by it) may make arrangements with a body in connection with the making by that body of arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland).

    (6) Subsections (2) to (4) apply to arrangements under subsection (5) as they apply to arrangements under subsection (1); and for this purpose references in subsections (2) to (4) to the Secretary of State are to be treated as references to the Department.'.


   

Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Bercow

78

Page     49,     line     38     [Clause     108],     after 'particular', insert ', while having regard to the needs of all young people for access to independent guidance and to a mode of service which is appropriate to their particular circumstances'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

103

*Page     50,     line     21     [Clause     109], after 'team', insert '( ) a Connexions partnership'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

106

*Page     51,     line     40     [Clause     111],     leave out 'and city colleges for the technology of the arts,' and insert ', city colleges for the technology of the arts and city academies,'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

9

Page     53,     line     16     [Clause     114],     after 'the' insert 'persons or'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

10

Page     53,     line     19     [Clause     114],     after 'person' insert 'or body'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

11

Page     53,     line     20     [Clause     114],     after 'Those' insert 'persons and'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

12

Page     53,     line     23     [Clause     114],     at end insert—

      '( ) a chief officer of police,'.


   

Mr Ted Rowlands
Mr Denzil Davies

8

Page     55,     line     17     [Clause     117],     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Bercow

105

*Page     85     [Schedule     7],     leave out lines 20 and 21.

 
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