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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 12th June 2007

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Further Education and Training Bill [Lords]


 

[First and Second SITTINGs]


 

Bill Rammell

 

Agreed to

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

 

12th June) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 12th June;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 14th June;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 19th June;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st June;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 13; new

 

Clauses relating to Part 1; new Schedules relating to Part 1; Clauses 14 to 21;

 

new Clauses relating to Part 2; new Schedules relating to Part 2; Clauses 22

 

and 23; new Clauses relating to Part 3; new Schedules relating to Part 3;

 

Clauses 24 to 27; Schedule 1; Clause 28; Schedule 2; Clauses 29 to 32;

 

remaining new Clauses; remaining new Schedules; remaining proceedings

 

on the Bill;

 

(3)  

the proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st June.

 


 

Bill Rammell

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

 

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 

Agreed to

 


 

Clause 1 Agreed to.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  21

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 42 to 48.


 
 

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Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  22

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  8,  leave out ‘and local authorities’ and insert ‘, local

 

authorities and sector skills councils’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 3 Agreed to.

 


 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Withdrawn  17

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  6,  at end insert ‘, including—

 

(i)    

approved local area agreements (as defined in section 82(2) of

 

the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act

 

2007), and

 

(ii)    

local improvement targets (as defined in section 83 of that Act);’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Not called  18

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, including consultation with—

 

‘(i)    

responsible local authorities (as defined in section 78 of the

 

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007),

 

and

 

(ii)    

partner authorities (as defined in section 79 of that Act).’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  23

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, in particular, to determine the level of

 

demand for specific skills in the economy’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  24

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  39,  at end insert ‘, in particular, to determine the level of

 

demand for specific skills in the economy’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 5 and 6 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  38,  after ‘employers,’, insert—

 

‘(ba)    

sector skills councils, or’.

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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Clauses 8 to 13 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  26

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  7,  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’ and

 

insert ‘Secretary of State’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  27

 

Clause  15,  page  10,  line  26,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  28

 

Clause  15,  page  10,  line  40,  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’

 

and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  29

 

Clause  16,  page  11,  line  4,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  16,  page  11,  line  10,  leave out ‘and (2A)’ and insert ‘, (2A) and (2B)’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Not called  20

 

Clause  16,  page  11,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2B)    

The third requirement is that the council—

 

(a)    

has regard to any representation from a local authority which has

 

children’s services and education responsibilities in the area in which the

 

establishment or dissolution of a further education corporation is

 

proposed, and

 

(b)    

provides such an authority with written reasons for any decision to

 

establish or dissolve a corporation.’.


 
 

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Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  36

 

Clause  16,  page  11,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2B)    

The third requirement is that, when the council is considering proposals to

 

establish or dissolve further education corporations, it must abide by guidance as

 

set out in subsection (2C).

 

(2C)    

The council must, after considering representations, publish a policy statement

 

which must include reference to—

 

(a)    

the preferred structure of provision of post-16 education;

 

(b)    

the need to ensure a choice of qualifications and courses at all levels;

 

(c)    

the impact of any new provision of post-16 education on existing

 

providers of post-16 education;

 

(d)    

the procedure to be followed when two or more further education

 

corporations are seeking to merge.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Bill Rammell

 

Agreed to  2

 

Clause  17,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert—

 

“(2B)    

Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under

 

subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection

 

(1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless—

 

(a)    

the institution gives the Privy Council a statement setting out

 

what it proposes to do as regards making arrangements for

 

securing that any person granted an award under or by virtue of

 

any power that would be conferred on the institution if the order

 

were made (other than the power described in subsection (4A)

 

below) has an opportunity to progress to one or more particular

 

courses of more advanced study, and

 

(b)    

the Privy Council considers that the proposals are satisfactory

 

and are likely to be carried out.”’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Not called  7

 

Clause  17,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert—

 

“(2B)    

Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under

 

subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection

 

(1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless—

 

(a)    

the institution gives the Privy Council a statement setting out

 

what it proposes to do as regards making arangements for

 

securing that any person granted an award under or by virtue of

 

any power that would be conferred on the institution if the order

 

were made (other than the power described in subsection (4A)

 

below) has an opportunity to progress to one or more particular

 

courses of more advanced study;


 
 

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(b)    

the Privy Council considers that the proposals are satisfactory

 

and are likely to be carried out; and

 

(c)    

the Privy Council has published the criteria by which proposals

 

are considered satisfactory.”’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Not selected  37

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  17,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert—

 

“(2B)    

Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under

 

subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection

 

(1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless—

 

(a)    

the institution—

 

(i)    

gives the Privy Council a statement setting out the

 

arrangements for partnership working between relevant

 

institutions,

 

(ii)    

arranges for progression to one or more courses of more

 

advanced study which have been confirmed in writing

 

by at least one institution mentioned in subsection (1)(a)

 

or one body awarding advanced professional

 

qualifications, and

 

(iii)    

places a duty on parties to the agreement to advertise

 

courses and qualifications detailed therein;

 

(b)    

the institution shall as a condition of that order continue to secure

 

guaranteed arrangements for progression to one or more courses

 

of advanced study which have been confirmed in writing by at

 

least one institution mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or body

 

awarding advanced professional qualifications;

 

(c)    

the Privy Council considers that the arrangements are

 

satisfactory and are likely to be carried out.”’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Withdrawn  8

 

Clause  17,  page  12,  line  16,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  17,  page  12,  line  24,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 18 and 19 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  32

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  41,  leave out ‘or’.


 
 

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Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  33

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  42,  at beginning insert ‘local’.

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Not called  34

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  42,  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

sector skills councils,’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr John Hayes

 

Withdrawn  30

 

Clause  21,  page  14,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In subsection (1) after “principal of further education institution” insert “or Chief

 

Executive of the Learning and Skills Council.”’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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