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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 28th February 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Education and Skills Bill


 

[nineteenth and Twentieth Sittings]


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  52

 

Clause  70,  page  40,  line  14,  after ‘their’, insert ‘aspirations and’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not selected  116

 

Clause  70,  page  40,  line  28,  leave out ‘adequate’ and insert ‘sufficient’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  115

 

Clause  70,  page  43,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

For the purpose of paragraph (4) a level 1 literacy qualification must ensure that

 

students can effortlessly decode any word using the principles of synthetic

 

phonics.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  117

 

Clause  70,  page  44,  line  4,  after ‘Education’ insert ‘, or the International General

 

Certificate of Secondary Education,’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 28th February 2008      

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  118

 

Clause  70,  page  44,  line  10,  at end insert ‘or the Cambridge Assessment Pre-U

 

qualification.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  119

 

Clause  71,  page  44,  leave out line 37.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  120

 

Clause  71,  page  44,  leave out line 40.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  121

 

Clause  71,  page  44,  leave out line 41.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  122

 

Clause  71,  page  45,  leave out line 1.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Not selected  198

 

Page  44,  line  29,  leave out Clause 71.

 

Clause Disagreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 28th February 2008      

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Not selected  199

 

Page  45,  line  4,  leave out Clause 72.

 

Clause Disagreed to.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Not selected  200

 

Page  45,  line  22,  leave out Clause 73.

 

Clause Disagreed to.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Agreed to  201

 

Clause  74,  page  45,  line  41,  leave out from ‘information’ to end of line 42 and

 

insert—

 

‘(a)    

used in reliance on section (Benefit and training information)(1)(a), or

 

(b)    

disclosed in reliance on section (Benefit and training information)(1)(b)

 

or (Revenue and Customs information).’.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Agreed to  202

 

Clause  74,  page  46,  line  2,  leave out ‘for the purposes of that section’ and insert ‘in

 

connection with the exercise of an assessment function of the Secretary of State or a

 

devolved authority’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr David Lammy

 

Agreed to  203

 

Clause  75,  page  46,  line  23,  leave out ‘71’ and insert ‘(Benefit and training

 

information)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 76 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 28th February 2008      

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  142

 

Clause  77,  page  47,  line  39,  leave out from beginning of line 39 to ‘Chapter’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  143

 

Clause  77,  page  47,  line  40,  at end add ‘shall cease to apply to independent

 

educational institutions in England.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  123

 

Clause  78,  page  48,  leave out lines 18 and 19.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Negatived on division  124

 

Clause  79,  page  48,  line  36,  leave out ‘Chief Inspector’ and insert ‘Secretary of

 

State’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  125

 

Clause  79,  page  48,  line  40,  leave out ‘Chief Inspector’ and insert ‘Secretary of

 

State’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  126

 

Clause  79,  page  48,  line  41,  leave out ‘Chief Inspector’ and insert ‘Secretary of

 

State’.


 
 

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  153

 

Clause  80,  page  49,  line  7,  leave out ‘51 weeks’ and insert ‘six months’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 81 to 84 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  53

 

Clause  85,  page  51,  line  12,  at end insert ‘one or more’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 86 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  127

 

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  24,  at end insert ‘if he regards the change to be of such

 

significance as to warrant an inspection,

 

‘(1A)    

In determining whether the change is of such significance, the Chief Inspector

 

shall have regard to precedents.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  128

 

Clause  88,  page  52,  line  2,  at end insert—


 
 

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

‘(2A)    

Any such other evidence referred to in subsection (2)(b) must be made available

 

to the independent educational institution.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 89 to 91 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  129

 

Clause  92,  page  53,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

For the purpose of subsection (2) the Independent Schools Inspectorate shall

 

inspect independent educational institutions that are—

 

(a)    

members of Independent Schools Council associations, and

 

(b)    

all other registered independent educational institutions other than

 

schools belonging to the Focus Learning Trust.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 93 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  130

 

Clause  94,  page  54,  line  29,  at end insert ‘, or any other standard considered to be

 

relevant by the independent inspectorate.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 95 to 97 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  131

 

Clause  98,  page  55,  line  41,  at end insert ‘except for reports of inspections carried

 

out in response to a specific complaint.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Clauses 99 to 114 Agreed to.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Agreed to  207

 

Clause  115,  page  64,  line  29,  leave out ‘in connection with the Secretary of State’s

 

functions’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 116 to 124 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Withdrawn  154

 

Clause  125,  page  69,  line  4,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 126 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Michael Gove

 

Not called  155

 

Clause  127,  page  69,  line  33,  after ‘Inspector’, insert ‘or the Secretary of State’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 128 to 131 Agreed to.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Not selected  186

 

Page  73,  line  7,  leave out Clause 132.

 

Clause Disagreed to.

 



 
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