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Thursday 2nd November 2006

Consideration of Lords Amendments


Education and inspections Bill


Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Education and Inspections Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Motion, to be proposed by Secretary Alan Johnson.


LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 46

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Roger Berry
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth

Mr Ken Purchase

(A)

Leave out lines 7 to 19 and insert—

      ‘“(1) A pupil at a community, foundation or voluntary school shall be wholly or partly excused—

        (a) from receiving religious education given in the school in accordance with the school’s basic curriculum,

        (b) from attendance at religious worship at the school, or

        (c) both from receiving such education and from such attendance,

      if either of the conditions in subsection (1A) is satisfied.

      (1A) The conditions are—

        (a) that the parent of the pupil has so requested and the request has not been withdrawn, or

        (b) that the pupil so requests and the local education authority is satisfied that he is competent to make such a request.”’.

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Roger Berry
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth

Mr Ken Purchase

(B)

Line 20, leave out ‘after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”’ and insert ‘for “subsection (1)” substitute “subsections (1A) and (1A)(a)”’.

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Roger Berry
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth

Mr Ken Purchase

(C)

Leave out lines 40 to 48 and insert ‘receives religious education and attends religious worship unless withdrawn from receiving such education or attendance at such worship—

        (a) in the case of a pupil who is competent to express such a wish, in accordance with his own wishes, and

        (b) in any other case, in accordance with the wishes of his parent.’.

LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 29

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth
Mr Ken Purchase

    To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes

    To move the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—

Staff at foundation or voluntary schools with religious character

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth
Mr Ken Purchase

(A)

    To move the following Clause:—

‘In SSFA 1998—

        (a) omit section 58 (appointment and dismissal of certain teachers at schools with a religious character), and

        (b) omit section 60 (staff at foundation or voluntary school with religious character).’.

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth
Mr Ken Purchase

(B)

Page 247, leave out line 39 and insert—

  ‘Section 58.
  Sections 60 and 61.’.

LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 47

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Sarah Teather

(A)

Line 7, at end insert—

      ‘“(3A) Regulations must prescribe remission policies to promote fair access to tuition in singing or playing a musical instrument.”’.

LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 24

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Sarah Teather

(A)

Line 9, leave out ‘the majority’ and insert ‘a component’.

LORDS AMENDMENT NO. 236

Dr Evan Harris
Colin Challen
Paul Holmes
Roger Berry
Mr Graham Allen
David Howarth

Mr Ken Purchase

    To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

ORDERS OF THE HOUSE [15TH MARCH AND 23RD MAY 2006]

       That the following provisions shall apply to the Education and Inspections Bill:

Committal

        1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

        2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 11th May 2006.

        3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

        4. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two days.

        5. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of the days as shown in the following Table and in the order so shown.

        6. Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.

First Day
Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings
New Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2 except those relating to the closure of special schools, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to foundations, amendments to Clauses 7 to 31, amendments to Schedules 2 and 3, remaining Government new Clauses and new Schedules, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to allegations against teachers, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to school discipline or home-school contracts, amendments to Part 7, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to grouping by ability. The moment of interruption or, if later, six hours after the commencement of the proceedings on the motion for this Order.
Second Day
Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings
Remaining new Clauses and new Schedules except those relating to school admissions or to the general duties of local education authorities in relation to the provision of education. Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day.
New Clauses and new Schedules relating to school admissions, amendments to Clauses 36 to 48, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the general duties of local education authorities in relation to the provision of education, remaining proceedings on consideration Five hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day.

        7. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day or, if later, six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day.

        8. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

        9. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
 
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