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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 6th December 2005

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee D

 

Childcare Bill


 

[first and second Sittings]


 

Beverley Hughes

 

Agreed to

 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

 

That

 

(1)  

during proceedings on the Childcare Bill the Standing Committee shall (in

 

addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 6th December) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 6th December;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 8th December;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 13th December;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 15th December;

 

(e)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th December;

 

(f)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 10th January;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 21; new

 

Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1; Clauses 22 to 30; new Clauses

 

and new Schedules relating to Part 2; Clauses 31 to 47; Schedule 1; Clauses

 

48 to 95; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 3; Clause 96;

 

Schedules 2 and 3; Clauses 97 to 104; remaining new Clauses; remaining new

 

Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

 

(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 10th January.

 


 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Negatived on division  64

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  leave out ‘reduce inqualities between’ and insert ‘raise the

 

quality of outcomes of the most disadvantaged.’.


 
 

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Childcare Bill, continued

 
 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Withdrawn  176

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out line 16 and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State may require a local authority to work with relevant

 

partners in co-operation with other local providers of childcare to submit

 

proposed targets and supporting information before prescribing targets for:’.

 

Beverley Hughes

 

Agreed to  128

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  leave out ‘prescribe’ and insert ‘, in accordance with

 

regulations, set’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Not called  1

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  leave out ‘the reduction of inequalities between’ and insert

 

‘the increase in the levels of well-being of’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Not called  65

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  leave out ‘the reduction of inequalities between’ and insert

 

‘raising the quality of outcomes of the most disadvantaged.’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Not called  66

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  5,  at end insert ‘which must be based on qualitative

 

outcomes.’.

 

Beverley Hughes

 

Agreed to  129

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out ‘prescribed’ and insert ‘set’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Not called  67

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  8,  leave out ‘are met’ and insert ‘do not act against securing

 

long term quality outcomes in the provision of childcare.’.


 
 

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99

 

Childcare Bill, continued

 
 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Withdrawn  88

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  8,  at end insert ‘and explained as clearly and transparently as

 

possible to parents.’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Not called  116

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, and that one target is not met to the

 

detriment of any other.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Not called  192

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In exercising their functions, an English local authority must ensure that—

 

(a)    

the improvement of well-being of young children in its area is monitored

 

and evaluated;

 

(b)    

the reduction of inequalities between young children in its area is

 

monitored and evaluated;

 

(c)    

young children’s views and experiences are included in any monitoring

 

and evaluation undertaken under this section; and

 

(d)    

a report on improvements in young children’s well-being and the

 

reduction of inequalities between young children in its area is made

 

annually to the Secretary of State.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Negatived on division  68

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  15,  after ‘services’, insert ‘or children’s services’.


 
 

S.C.D.Standing Committee Proceedings: 6th December 2005          

100

 

Childcare Bill, continued

 
 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Not called  69

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  at end insert ‘ “children’s services”, in relation to a local

 

authority, has the same meaning as in Section 23(3) of the Children Act 2004 (c.31).’.

 

Tim Loughton

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Andrew Selous

 

Miss Julie Kirkbride

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Withdrawn  213

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  26,  after ‘child’, insert ‘, or an employee of an English local

 

authority with responsibility for the care of a young child,’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.

 


 
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