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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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Revised 5 February 2008