Amendments proposed to the Education Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

56

Clause     11,     page     8,     line     31,     leave out 'may restrict' and insert 'shall make clear'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

59

Clause     11,     page     8,     line     32,     at end insert '(where such refusal cannot be exercised unreasonably)'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

18

Clause     11,     page     8,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(8)   A governing body shall exercise the power conferred by section 10 only if and to the extent that they are satisfied that anything which they propose to do will not to a significant extent interfere with the performance of any duty imposed on them by section 20(2) or by any other provision of the Education Acts.'.


   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

63

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     34,     after 'State', insert 'or National Assembly for Wales'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

84

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     34,     leave out 'for purposes connected with' and insert 'in the discharge of'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

99

*Clause     12,     page     8,     line     38,     leave out ', or—

      (b) invest in any company which is to carry out such activities.'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

17

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     39,     leave out subsection (1)(b)'.

   

Chris Grayling
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

38

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     39,     at end insert 'subject to approval by resolution of each House of Parliament'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

62

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(c)   intervene to place upon a company a scheme of arrangement or to order divestment of assets with due fair market value compensation and release from contractual obligations where a company has notified the local education authority and Secretary of State under section 11(c)(xv) or otherwise, or on the initiative of the Secretary of State acting upon reliable information where a company is at risk of failing to meet prescribed requirements'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

20

Clause     12,     page     8,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   With regard to companies which the Secretary of State forms, participates in forming or invests in, the Secretary of State shall implement audit procedures and financial controls which must be approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

85

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   Subsections 11(3) and 11(4) shall apply to any company referred to in subsection (1) as they apply to companies in relation to which a governing body has exercised a power conferred by subsection (1) of section 10.'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

64

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     4,     at end insert 'or National Assembly for Wales'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

139

*Clause     13,     page     9,     line     11,     leave out 'give, or make arrangements for the giving of, financial', and insert 'by order make a scheme or schemes for the provision of financial'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

141

*Clause     13,     page     9,     line     15,     leave out ', in the United Kingdom or elsewhere,'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

142

*Clause     13,     page     9,     line     17,     leave out ', in the United Kingdom or elsewhere,'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

140

*Clause     13,     page     9,     line     29,     at end insert—

      '(j) A scheme made under subsection (1) shall set out criteria for eligibility to apply for financial assistance, the means by which applications shall be made, and the criteria against which allocations of assistance will be made.'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

138

*Clause     18,     page     12,     line     2,     after 'governors', insert 'who shall, except in the case of a voluntary controlled school, constitute a majority of members of the governing body,'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

57

Clause     18,     page     12,     line     5,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

136

*Clause     20,     page     13,     line     11,     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2)   Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 36 to 44 of the School Standards and Framework Act, the Secretary of State may make regulations

      (a) to define the respective roles and responsibilities in relation to the conduct of a maintained school (whether generally or with respect to particular matters) of the governing body and the headteacher; and

      (b) to provide for specified roles and responsibilities of the local education authority in respect of a school or class of schools to be exercised by the governing body or headteacher of each of those schools.'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

135

*Clause     21,     page     13,     line     35,     after 'those functions', insert—

    '(4)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the local education authority shall, if a governor, group of governors or governing body so desire, secure that that governor, group of governors or governing body is provided with their fair and reasonable financial share of such monetary and other resources made available by the local education authority for the performance of their functions under that subsection for the sole purposes of that governor, group of governors or governing body securing for himself such information as he considers (or, as the case may be, for themselves such information as they consider) appropriate in connection with the discharge of each governor's functions as a governor and securing for himself such training as he considers (or, as the case may be, for themselves such training as they consider) necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of a governor.'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

134

*Clause     22,     page     13,     line     43,     after 'appointment', insert ', save that in the case of a voluntary aided or foundation school the regulations may not prescribe a body other than the governing body of the school, the foundation or (for a church school) the diocesan authority'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

132

*Clause     23,     page     14,     line     13,     after 'this Chapter.', insert—

    '( )   "Prescribed cases", in subsection (1), may not include any cases which diminish

      (a) diversity of provision, having regard to schools' single-sex or mixed character, selectivity, specialism, denominational provision, or age-range;

      (b) the rights of parents under section 86 of the School Standards and Framework Act; or

      (c) the choice of schools available to parents of a child within five miles of his home.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

133

*Clause     23,     page     15,     line     5,     after 'Schedule', insert—

    '( )   The federation of a school or schools or a federation or federations for the purpose of this Chapter shall constitute a "prescribed alteration" for the purpose of Chapter II of the School Standards and Framework Act'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

130

*Clause     26,     page     16,     line     25,     after 'body', insert 'of a community, voluntary controlled, community special or maintained nursery school'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

131

*Clause     26,     page     16,     line     30,     after 'and', insert '(in the case of a community, voluntary controlled, community special or maintained nursery school)'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

100

*Clause     27,     page     16,     line     42,     leave out 'any' and insert 'the'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

101

*Clause     28,     page     17,     line     19,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

102

*Clause     28,     page     17,     line     36,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

103

*Page     18,     line     40,     leave out Clause 32.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

104

*Clause     34,     page     20,     line     41,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

105

*Clause     34,     page     20,     line     43,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

106

*Clause     35,     page     21,     line     43,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

 
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