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Student councils

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Each educational institution shall be obliged to create a council made up of those

 

attending that institution (“a student council”).

 

(2)    

 

(a)    

the local education authority shall be obliged to issue quarterly reports to

 

each student council, and to respond to any comments received from each

 

council.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State shall issue regulations relating to the composition and

 

election of a student council, and to respond to any comments received from each

 

council.

 

(4)    

In this section “educational institution” has the same meaning as in Section 13.’.

 

 

Order of the House [14th January 2008]

 

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

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 28th February 2008.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

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.

 

 

ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [22nd January 2008]

 

AS AMENDED BY THE ORDERS OF 24th January 2008

 

That—

 

(1)  

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

 

22nd January) meet—


 
 

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(a)  

at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th January;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 31st January;

 

(e)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

 

(f)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 7th February;

 

(g)  

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

 

(h)  

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

 

(i)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 26th February;

 

(j)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 28th February.

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

table:

 

TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 11.40 a.m.

Barnardo’s

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 12.20 p.m.

Prince’s Trust

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 1.00 p.m.

Association of Colleges

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 4.40 p.m.

Confederation of British Industry

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 5.20 p.m.

Trades Union Congress

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 6.00 p.m.

Association of School and College

 
   

Leaders

 
 

Tuesday 22nd January

Until no later than 7.00 p.m.

Association of Directors of

 
   

Children’s Services; Local

 
   

Government Association

 
 

Thursday 24th January

Until no later than 9.40 a.m.

Independent Schools Council;

 
   

Independent Schools Inspectorate

 
 

Thursday 24th January

Until no later than 10.25 a.m.

Office for Standards in Education,

 
   

Children’s Services and Skills

 
 

Thursday 24th January

Until no later than 2.00 p.m.

Professor Alison Wolf; Professor

 
   

Lorna Unwin

 
 

Thursday 24th January

Until no later than 3.00 p.m.

Association of Learning

 
   

Providers; Campaign for Learning

 
 

Thursday 24th January

Until no later than 4.00 p.m.

National Union of Teachers;

 
   

National Association of Head

 
   

Teachers

 
 

Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 11.30 a.m.

Ioan Morgan, Principal of

 
   

Warwickshire College; Ian Pryce,

 
   

Principal of Bedford College; Paul

 
   

Head, Principal of College of

 
   

North East London

 
 

Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 12.15 p.m.

Institute of Directors

 
 

Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 1.00 p.m.

Connexions

 
 

Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 4.50 p.m.

British Youth Council; Fairbridge

 
 

Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 7.00 p.m.

Department for Children, Schools

 
   

and Families; Department for

 
   

Innovation, Universities and Skills

 

 
 

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(3)  

the proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in

 

the following order: Clause 1 to 14; Clause 57; Clause 15; Clause 61; Clause

 

16; Clause 62; Clauses 17 to 56; Clauses 58 to 60; Clauses 63 to 145;

 

Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 146 to 150; new Clauses; new Schedules;

 

remaining proceedings on the Bill;

 

(4)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 28th February.

 


 
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