S.C.G.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 15th January 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE G
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
EDUCATION BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Committee [11th, 13th and 18th December and 10th January].
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
476
Clause 62, page 42, line 9, after 'may', insert ', and where section [Parents' Demand for Additional Schools or Academies] applies, shall'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
467
Clause 62, page 42, line 18, at end insert—
'(2) (a) An application may be made to the Secretary of State by the governing body of any maintained school seeking to become an academy.
(b) The Secretary of State shall have powers by order to give effect to an application under subsection (2)(a).'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Elanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
464
Clause 62, page 42, line 20, after 'agreement', insert 'these subject areas may include English, mathematics or any other core subjects'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Elanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
465
Clause 62, page 42, line 21, after 'abilities', insert 'but not necessarily the whole ability range'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
409
Clause 62, page 42, line 23, at end insert—
| '(c) | is likely, in the opinion of the local education authority in whose area the school is to be situated and in the opinion of any other local education authority in whose area a significant proportion of the pupils at the school is likely to be resident, to make a significant contribution to the raising of educational standards achieved by children in that or those areas.'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
415
Clause 62, page 42, line 25, leave out 'consult' and insert 'seek the consent of'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
466
Clause 62, page 42, line 36, 62 (4) (a) insert 'unless this is contrary to an order under section 2 (1) (a)'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
416
Clause 62, page 42, line 38 after 'school' insert—
'( ) compliance with the duties imposed on the governing bodies of maintained schools'.
Mr Stephen Timms
273
Page 43, line 15, leave out Clause 64.
Mr Stephen Timms
285
Schedule 7, page 150, leave out line 23.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
418
Page 143, line 23 leave out Schedule 7.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
477
Clause 66, page 43, line 31, after 'may' insert ', and where section [Parents' Demand for Additional Schools or Academies] applies, shall'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
472
Clause 66, page 43, line 31, leave out 'with the approval of the Secretary of State'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
474
Clause 66, page 43, line 41, after 'school', insert 'or identify an area or areas which the school shall serve (in which case subsection (bb) shall apply'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
473
Clause 66, page 43, line 41, at end insert—
| '(bb) | specify a proposed site or sites for the school,'. |
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
478
Clause 66, page 44, line 13, after 'may', insert ', and where section [Parents' Demand for Additional Schools or Academies] applies, shall'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
475
Clause 66, page 44, line 15, after 'school', insert ', in which case subsection (c) will apply;
| (c) | shall publish their estimate of the capital and running costs of the school.'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
419
Clause 66, page 44, leave out line 29 to 31 and insert—
'( ) Regulations shall provide for the School Organisation Committee to determine the school to be established.'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
410
Clause 67, page 44, leave out lines 45 and 46.
Mr Stephen Timms
274
Clause 67, page 45, line 30, leave out '30' and insert '31'.
Mr Stephen Timms
275
Clause 67, page 45, line 36, leave out 'subsection (3)(b) of'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
411
Clause 68, page 46, line 23, leave out 'and submitted to the relevant authority, which shall' and insert 'sent to the school organisation committee for the area or areas in which the school or schools in relation to which the proposals are made are situated, and submitted to the relevant authority, which shall, after consulting with such school organisation committee or committees and such other bodies as may be prescribed by regulations made under subsection (8).'.
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
420
Clause 68, page 46, line 39, at end insert—
'( ) the need to consult the LEA and any affected maintained schoold prior to publication of the proposals:'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Laws
421
Clause 69, page 47, line 30 at end insert 'following consultation with the authority'.
Mr Andrew Turner
235
Clause 71, page 48, line 6, after 'effect', insert—
'(2) Sections 104 to 109 of the School Standards and Framework Act shall cease to have effect.'.
Mr Andrew Turner
470
Clause 72, page 48, line 42, at end insert ' "is religious education", in relation to maintained nursery schools or the provision of funded nursery education otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school, means—
| (a) | (in maintained nursery schools) such elements of the local agreed syllabus as are appropriate to its pupils' age, ability and aptitude, and |
| (b) | (in relation to funded nursery education otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school) such education about the religion prevalent among the pupils' receiving funded nursery education as the provider considers appropriate to those pupils' religious heritage (or, where there is no majority, the Christian religion), and to their age, ability and aptitude.'. |
Mr Andrew Turner
471
Clause 93, page 61, line 11, at end insert ' "religious education", in relation to maintained nursery schools or the provision of funded nursery education otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school, means—
| (c) | (in maintained nursery schools) such elements of the local agreed syllabus as are appropriate to its pupils age, ability and aptitude, and |
| (d) | (in relation to funded nursery education otherwise than at a maintained school or maintained nursery school) such education about the religion prevalent among the pupils' receiving funded nursery education as the provider considers appropriate to those pupils' religious heritage (or, where there is no majority, the Christian religion), and to their age, ability and aptitude.'. |
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
480
Clause 74, page 49, line 29, leave out 'adult' and insert 'later'.
Mr Graham Brady
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Andrew Turner
Chris Grayling
479
Clause 74, page 49, line 37, leave out 'adult' and insert'later'.
Mr Andrew Turner
468
Clause 75, page 50, line 18, leave out from beginning to 'functions' in line 20.
Mr Stephen Timms
412
Clause 76, page 51, line 3, leave out '342(6) of the Education Act 1996 (c.56)' and insert '71(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31)'.
