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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 30th March 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee E

 

Education and Inspections Bill


 

[THIRD AND FOURTH Sittings]


 

Clause 2.

 

Another Amendment (No. 59) proposed, in page 2, line 10, after ‘(3A)’, to insert the

 

words ‘Subject always to the overriding requirements of efficiency and effectiveness in

 

the delivery of education,’.—(Sarah Teather).

 

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

 

Withdrawn

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  161

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  after ‘schools’, insert ‘, including a range of provision for

 

children with special education needs’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Annette Brooke

 

Not called  178

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  leave out from ‘schools’ to end of line 13 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

securing diversity of educational and curriculum provision within

 

schools and colleges;

 

(c)    

increasing opportunities for parental and pupil choice; and

 

(d)    

value for money.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  5

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

ensuring the spread of best practice adopted in the best performing

 

schools.

 

(3B)    

For the purposes of section 14(3A), “best performing schools” means schools in

 

the first quartile nationally of the value added measure of school performance.’.


 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  88

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

ensuring that at least 10 per cent. of school places are provided by one or

 

more of the following types of school—

 

(i)    

foundation school with a foundation;

 

(ii)    

academy;

 

(iii)    

voluntary-aided or voluntary-controlled school.’.

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Not called  97

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

ensuring that the education provided in schools in its area shall contribute

 

to social inclusion and community cohesion in that area and promote

 

equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different

 

racial groups.’.

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Not called  98

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

ensuring fair access for all pupils in its area to opportunities for education

 

according to their educational needs and wellbeing.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  189

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

encouraging all primary and secondary schools to be self-governing and

 

to acquire a trust or foundation.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  6

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  22,  after ‘time’, insert ‘, such time not to exceed two

 

months,’.


 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  7

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The consideration referred to in subsection (1)(a) shall include consideration by

 

the local authority cabinet member responsible for education, such consideration

 

to be evidenced by a minute signed by such person certifying that he has

 

personally considered the representation and is responsible for the response taken

 

by the authority.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not selected  10

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Where a local authority in England receives representations from 50 or more

 

parents of qualifying children in connection with the establishment of a

 

foundation, voluntary or foundation special school or an academy, the authority

 

shall publish a notice under section 7 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  11

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  36,  at end insert ‘within the last five years.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  8

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Where a local authority receives a representation that appears to it to be frivolous

 

and vexatious in accordance with subsection (3)(a), the authority shall, within a

 

reasonable time, provide the parent with a statement setting out the reasons for

 

being of that opinion.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  12

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  38,  leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘act in accordance

 

with’.


 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Annette Brooke

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  39,  at end insert ‘, such guidance to be placed in the Library

 

of the House of Commons and notice given of the publication of the guidance by written

 

Ministerial statement.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Withdrawn  13

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A local education authority must make arrangements to enable them to establish

 

the identities of children in their area who—

 

(a)    

are of compulsory school age,

 

(b)    

are registered pupils at a school, and

 

(c)    

are not attending school on a regular basis, and

 

    

the authority shall publish the numbers of such pupils.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  89

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(1B)    

In exercising their functions under this section to establish the circumstances of

 

children in their area a local education authority may consult any relevant

 

information databases.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  90

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(1C)    

In this section “information databases”, in relation to children and young people,

 

refers to those databases mentioned in section 12 of the Children Act 2004.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Annette Brooke

 

Withdrawn  61

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  22,  leave out from ‘must’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘, with

 

a view to improving standards, appoint suitable persons (to be known as school

 

improvement partners) in sufficient numbers to provide assistance and support to head

 

teachers, and to such other members of the school community as the head teacher may

 

consider desirable, of maintained schools, academies, city technology colleges, city

 

colleges for the technology of the arts, and such other educational establishments as may

 

be prescribed.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Question proposed  14

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  22,  at end insert ‘underperforming or coasting’.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday18th April at 10.30 a.m.


 
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