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S.C.D.Standing Committee Proceedings: 8th December 2005
108

Childcare Bill, continued

Annette Brooke

Mr Roger Williams

Negatived on division  125

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(g)
must have regard to the quality of any childcare provided.’.

Annette Brooke

Mr Roger Williams

Not called  126

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(h)
must have regard to childcare provision for workless households,

pursuant to its duties under section 1(1).’.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Not called  4

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In carrying out research to comply with subsection (2) above, local authorities

shall ensure compliance with guidance provided by the Market Research Society

and the British Polling Council.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Annette Brooke

Mr Roger Williams

Not selected  85

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The matters referred to in subsection (2) must be subject to an assessment of

continuous quality improvement.’.

Annette Brooke

Mr Roger Williams

Not called  127

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  24,  at end insert ‘, which will set out the factors that local

authorities may consider in assessing—

(i)
whether local childcare provision is sufficient, and

(ii)
what constitutes reasonably practicable steps.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Not selected  5

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  at end insert—

S.C.D.Standing Committee Proceedings: 8th December 2005
109

Childcare Bill, continued

‘(4A)
Regulations made under this section may not be made unless a draft of the

instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of

Parliament.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Not called  239

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  leave out ‘16’ and insert ‘18’.

Annette Brooke

Mr Roger Williams

Not selected  231

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
The Secretary of State must provide an assessment of the sufficiency of childcare

provision by local authorities at an interval no greater than every two years.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Not called  80

Clause  6,  page  4,  leave out lines 35 and 36.

Tim Loughton

Mr Nick Gibb

Andrew Selous

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Justine Greening

Not selected  214

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  39,  after ‘individual’, insert ‘, including an employee of an

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

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 10.30 a.m.