Amendments proposed to the Education Bill - continued House of Commons

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

193

Clause     40,     page     25,     line     38,     leave out 'it appears to the Secretary of State that' and insert ', according to criteria prescribed by order under the affirmative resolution procedure,'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

207

Clause     40,     page     25,     line     40,     leave out from 'year' to 'is' in line 41.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

208

Clause     40,     page     25,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   If at the end of January in any financial year a local education authority has failed to give the Secretary of State a notice under section 45A(5) in relation to their schools budget for the following financial year, the Secretary of State may, at any time after the end of that January, give the authority a notice under subsection (2) or (3).

    (1B)   In this section and section 45C "the year under consideration" means the financial year to which the notice under section 45A(5) relates or, in a case falling within subsection (1A), the financial year in relation to which such a notice ought to have been given.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

209

Clause     40,     page     25,     line     45,     leave out from 'determining' to end of line 2 on page 26 and insert 'the minimum amount of the authority's schools budget for the year under consideration'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

129

Clause     40,     page     26,     line     12,     after 'notice', insert 'and the opinion on the effect of the notice on their services of other Secretaries of State as appropriate.

    ( )   "the effect of the notice on their services of other Secretaries of State as appropriate" in this clause means in England

      (a) in respect of the effect on social services provision by the authority, the Secretary of State for Health;

      (b) in respect of the effect on highways, transport, planning, economic development and housing provision by the authority, the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions;

      (c) in respect of the effect on other services, such Secretary of State or Secretaries of State as the local education authority consider appropriate.

    ( )   "the effect of the notice on their services of other Secretaries of State as appropriate" in this clause means in Wales in respect of the effect on any service, such persons as the National Assembly for Wales shall specify.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

128

Page     25,     line     34,     leave out Clause 40.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

125

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     3,     leave out 'every local education authority shall' and insert 'A local education authority may'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

126

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     4,     leave out 'before such date as may be prescribed'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

158

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     4,     leave out 'a' and insert 'an advisory'.

   

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

247

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In establishing a schools forum the local education authority shall ensure that under the new arrangements there is no net increase in the time commitment required from head teachers and governors and where possible the administrative burden on schools will be less than under arrangements previously appertaining.'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

155

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     10,     after 'functions', insert 'of advising the relevant local education authority'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

108

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     10,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

156

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     12,     after 'functions', insert 'of advising the relevant local education authority'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

109

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     13,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

110

Clause     41,     page     27,     line     14,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

127

Page     26,     line     39,     leave out Clause 41.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

157

Clause     42,     page     27,     line     40,     at end insert—

      '(e) to provide information to the local education authority and the parents of pupils on roll at the school reasons for holding reserves, if at the end of the financial year the statement of account indicates that such reserves are in excess of 1 per cent. of the school's budget.'.


   

Mr Stephen Timms

210

Clause     44,     page     29,     line     6,     at end insert—

'"Admission forums'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

124

Clause     44,     page     29,     line     8,     leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

111

Clause     44,     page     29,     line     22,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

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

233

Clause     45,     page     29,     line     36,     at beginning insert—

    '(A1)   In section 86(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 at the end there shall be inserted—

      "86(3)(d) if compliance with the preference would result in an unsustainable balance between boarding places and day places at a maintained boarding school.'.'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

112

Clause     46,     page     30,     line     22,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

113

Clause     46,     page     31,     line     1,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

114

Clause     46,     page     31,     line     5,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

115

Schedule     4,     page     132,     leave out lines 25 to 34.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

116

Schedule     4,     page     134,     line     20,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

145

Clause     49,     page     32,     line     32,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Mr Andrew Turner

148

Clause     49,     page     32,     line     36,     leave out from 'Regulations' to end of line 1 on page 34, and insert 'may make provision—

      (a) to allow a panel constituted in accordance with sections 64 to 68 of the School Standards and Framework Act to consider the interests of the whole school community;

      (b) that a defect in the procedure leading to exclusion shall not invalidate any decision made to exclude a pupil; and

      (c) to amend Schedule 18 to the School Standards and Framework Act to assist headteachers to maintain discipline in schools.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

146

Clause     49,     page     32,     line     36,     after 'shall', insert ', within 10 days,'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

117

Clause     49,     page     33,     line     10,     leave out 'any' and insert 'the'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

118

Schedule     6,     page     139,     line     27,     after 'authority', insert 'including the headteacher of the school who should be a governor ex officio'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

119

Clause     60,     page     40,     line     38,     at end insert 'which shall be the subject of guidance given from time to time (in relation to England) by the Secretary of State or (in relation to Wales) by the National Assembly for Wales'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

120

Clause     68,     page     46,     line     36,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

121

Clause     121,     page     75,     line     43,     leave out subsections (3)(a), (b) and (c).


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

122

Clause     122,     page     76,     line     16,     after '118', insert 'or 121'.


   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws

123

Page     79,     line     25,     leave out Clause 129.


   

Mr Andrew Turner

137

Schedule     22,     page     198,     line     11,     leave out 'Sections 36 to 44.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

195

Schedule     22,     page     198,     line     11,     leave out '44' and insert '38'.

 
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