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House of Commons

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Education And Skills Bill

[First and second Sittings]

Jim Knight

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

22nd January) meet—

(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 22ndJanuary
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 1.40 p.m.
Professor Alison Wolf; Professor

Lorna Unwin

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 2.40 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 College of North East

London; Paul Head, Principal of

College of North East London

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 12.15 p.m.
Fairbridge

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

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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Education And Skills Bill, continued

(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.

Jim Knight

To move, 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

Jim Knight

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Education And Skills Bill, continued

To move, That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be

heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Barnado’s

Prince’s Trust

Association of Colleges

Confederation of British Industry

Trades Union Congress

Association of School and College Leaders

Association of Directors of Children’s Services

Local Government Association

[Adjourned till Thursday 24th January at 9.00 a.m.