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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 11th May 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee E

 

Education and Inspections Bill


 

[Eighteenth and nineteenth Sitting]


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  398

 

Clause  86,  page  66,  line  21,  leave out from ‘authority’ to end of line 24.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 87 Agreed to.

 


 

Mrs Nadine Dorries

 

Negatived on division  576

 

Clause  88,  page  68,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(3C)    

A local authority must make an assessment in accordance with section 323 of EA

 

1996 (assessment of educational needs) of any pupil permanently excluded.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  399

 

Clause  89,  page  68,  line  16,  leave out ‘require’ and insert ‘enable’.


 
 

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Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  400

 

Clause  89,  page  68,  line  17,  leave out ‘request’ and insert ‘require’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Withdrawn  375

 

Clause  90,  page  69,  line  3,  leave out subsections (3) to (6).

 

Mrs Nadine Dorries

 

Not called  577

 

Clause  90,  page  69,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Parents of excluded children who are subject to a statement of special educational

 

needs are exempt from this section, unless it has been demonstrated by the local

 

authority that the parents have contributed to the child’s exclusion.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 91 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Agreed to  401

 

Clause  92,  page  71,  line  1,  leave out ‘(other than a pupil referral unit)’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Agreed to  402

 

Clause  92,  page  71,  line  3,  leave out ‘(other than a pupil referral unit)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 93 and 94 Agreed to.

 


 

Mrs Nadine Dorries

 

Not called  578

 

Clause  95,  page  73,  line  14,  after ‘exclusion’ insert—


 
 

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‘(ca)    

the local education authority ensure that the provision provided meets the

 

requirements to provide the child with, an appropriate education that his

 

age, ability, special educational needs and disability calls for,’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  404

 

Clause  96,  page  73,  line  30,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  403

 

Clause  96,  page  73,  line  30,  leave out from ‘section’ to ‘must’ in line 33.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 97 Agreed to.

 


 

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 7

 

Home-school contracts

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  NC45

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 111 of SSFA 1998 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

Omit subsections (4)(b), (4)(c) and (5).

 

(3)    

After subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

A governing body of a school to which section 110(1) applies or the local

 

education authority where it is the admission authority for such a school

 

may make it a condition of being admitted to the school that the parental

 

declaration is signed in respect of the child.”


 
 

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(4)    

In the heading of sections 110 (home-school agreements) and 111

 

(supplementary provisions about home-school agreements) for “agreements”

 

substitute “contracts”.’.

 


 

Well-being of homosexual pupils

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Annette Brooke

 

Not called  nc58

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The governing body and head teacher of a maintained school shall have a duty

 

to establish effective policies to ensure the safety and emotional well-being of all

 

pupils self-identifying as homosexual or believed by others to be so, promoting

 

the fulfilment by every pupil concerned of his educational potential.’.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  265

 

Clause  98,  page  74,  line  11,  leave out ‘The Office’ and insert ‘Ofsted’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  266

 

Clause  98,  page  74,  line  12,  leave out ‘The Office’ and insert ‘Ofsted’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  267

 

Clause  98,  page  74,  line  13,  leave out ‘the Office’ and insert ‘Ofsted’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  519

 

Clause  99,  page  74,  line  19,  after ‘Office’, insert ‘and an HMI as defined by section

 

100(1) and (2)’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  520

 

Clause  99,  page  74,  line  32,  leave out from ‘abolished’ to end of line 35 and insert

 

‘, but any person holding that office immediately before the appointed day is to become,

 

as from that day, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and

 

Skills.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 100 and 101 Agreed to.

 


 

Jacqui Smith

 

Agreed to  467

 

Schedule  11,  page  196,  line  29,  at end insert ‘, subject to the approval of the

 

Minister for the Civil Service’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Jacqui Smith

 

Agreed to  468

 

Schedule  12,  page  201,  line  17,  at end insert ‘, or otherwise having effect in

 

connection with any such power of entry’.

 

Jacqui Smith

 

Agreed to  469

 

Schedule  12,  page  201,  line  43,  leave out sub-paragraph (4).

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 102 Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  521

 

Clause  103,  page  76,  line  9,  leave out ‘encouraging’ and insert ‘delivering’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  522

 

Clause  103,  page  76,  line  9,  at end insert­­­­­—

 

‘(za)    

higher standards of education in schools,’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  523

 

Clause  103,  page  76,  line  41,  at end insert­­­­­—

 

‘(d)    

“user-focused”, in relation to each of the activities, has such meaning as

 

shall be prescribed in regulations.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  524

 

Clause  104,  page  77,  line  16,  at end insert­­­­­—

 

‘(za)    

the standards of education in schools,’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  525

 

Clause  105,  page  78,  line  8,  leave out ‘encouraging’ and insert ‘delivering’.


 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  526

 

Clause  105,  page  78,  line  8,  at end insert­­­­­—

 

‘(za)    

the standards of education in schools,’.

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Withdrawn  376

 

Clause  105,  page  78,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

The cost of any inspection by or on behalf of the Chief Inspector shall be carried

 

entirely by the Office of the Chief Inspector.

 

(6)    

No school, whether maintained or independent, shall be charged for inspection,

 

nor be charged for any expenses incurred by the inspectors.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  527

 

Clause  106,  page  78,  line  28,  leave out ‘Rights’ and insert ‘Welfare’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  528

 

Clause  106,  page  78,  line  29,  leave out ‘Rights’ and insert ‘Welfare’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  529

 

Clause  107,  page  79,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The annual report shall include a statement on—

 

(a)    

standards of education in schools,

 

(b)    

GCSE results,

 

(c)    

‘A’ level results,

 

(d)    

standards of literacy and numeracy, and

 

(e)    

international comparison of standards of education in other OECD

 

countries.’.


 
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