Children, Schools and Families - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 May 2008.

MONDAY 28 JANUARY 2008

Members present:

Mr. Barry Sheerman, in the Chair

Annette Brooke	Fiona Mactaggart
Ms Dawn Butler	Lynda Waltho
Mr John Heppell	Stephen Williams
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Professor Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter, Professor Madeleine Atkins, Vice-Chancellor, University of Coventry, and Susan Anderson, Director, Human Resources Policy, and Richard Wainer, Principal Policy Adviser, Education and Skills, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), gave evidence.

Question Number

251 - 259

260 - 279

280 - 286

Memorandum submitted by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards, and Jon Coles, Director, 14-19 Reform, Department for Children, Schools and Families, gave evidence.

Question Number

287 - 299

300 - 319

320 - 327

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Prepared 13 May 2008