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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 5th February 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Education And Skills Bill


 

[Ninth and tenth Sittings]


 

Clause 2

 

Another Amendment (No. 4) proposed, in page 1, to leave out line 12 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

A local authority in England shall enable and assist a person belonging to its area

 

to whom this Part applies to—’.

 

(Mr Nick Gibb).

 

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

 

Negatived on division

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Negatived on division  3

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘shall be entitled to’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not moved  144

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out from ‘applies’ to end of line 20 and insert—

 

    

‘has the right—

 

(a)    

to participate in appropriate full time education or training,

 

(b)    

to participate in training in accordance with a contract of apprenticeship,

 

or

 

(c)    

whilst in full time occupation, to participate in sufficient relevant training

 

or education in each relevant period.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Withdrawn  71

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  17,  leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 2 and

 

insert—

 

‘(c)    

be in full-time occupation (see section 5).’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5th February 2008      

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Education And Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Negatived on division  5

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall specify by order arrangements and duties applicable

 

to a person to whom this Part applies who has significant responsibilities for

 

caring for parents, siblings or other close relatives.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  6

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall specify by order arrangements and duties applicable

 

to a person to whom this Part applies who has significant responsibilities for

 

caring for their own children.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Negatived on division  7

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

This section may not come into force before the Secretary of State has certified

 

that in his opinion there are sufficient contracts of apprenticeship available to

 

meet in full the level of demand for such contracts by persons to whom this Part

 

applies.’.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  9

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  11,  after ‘means,’, insert—

 

‘(a)    

the Cambridge Assessment Pre-U qualification in two subjects, and,

 

(b)    

’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  8

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, subject to the approval of the Secretary of

 

State.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5th February 2008      

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Education And Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Not called  72

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  leave out lines 23 and 24.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 4 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Question proposed  10

 

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  41,  leave out ‘20’ and insert ‘16’.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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