Formal minutes
Wednesday 1 February 2006
Members present:
Sir Patrick Cormack, in the Chair
| Mr David Anderson
Mr Gregory Campbell
Rosie Cooper
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr John Grogan
| | Mr Stephen Hepburn
Meg Hillier
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Stephen Pound
Sammy Wilson
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Education in Northern Ireland), proposed by the
Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, that the Chairman's
draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 8 read.
Question put, That the paragraph be read a second
time.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 7
Mr David Anderson
Rosie Cooper
Mr Christopher Fraser
Mr John Grogan
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Meg Hillier
Stephen Pound
| | Noes, 2
Mr Gregory Campbell
Sammy Wilson
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Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 9 and 10 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 11 read.
Amendment proposed, to delete paragraph 11, and insert
the following new paragraph, "The committee is aware that
education is a formerly devolved responsibility and that the government
has expressed its desire to restore devolution during 2006. It
would be our hope that the scope of education changes should be
determined by the restored Assembly. We encourage the government
to delay the presentation of the Education Order to Parliament
while devolution discussions are ongoing and to put in place interim
arrangements for transfer to post primary education if that is
deemed necessary. In the meantime in preparation for the decisions
which will be required under the Education Order we encourage
all interested parties to take the opportunity to have their say
in the present consultation on the order."(Sammy Wilson.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr Christopher Fraser
Sammy Wilson
| | Noes, 7
Mr David Anderson
Rosie Cooper
Mr John Grogan
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Meg Hillier
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Stephen Pound
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Another Amendment proposed, in line 4, at the end, to add "and
we would also urge that the Government have regard to the progress
being made in talks on devolution in deciding the timing of such
a debate."(Mr Gregory Campbell.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr Christopher Fraser
Sammy Wilson
| | Noes, 7
Mr David Anderson
Rosie Cooper
Mr John Grogan
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Meg Hillier
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Stephen Pound
|
Question put, That the paragraph be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7
Mr David Anderson
Rosie Cooper
Mr John Grogan
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Meg Hillier
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Stephen Pound
| | Noes, 3
Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr Christopher Fraser
Sammy Wilson
|
Paragraph agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the First Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices
to the Report be reported to the House.(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till a date and time to be announced by
the Chairman.
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