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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 5 March 2009

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee 63-110

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

208

 

Clause  35,  page  16,  line  7,  leave out from ‘concerned’ to ‘receive’ in line 9 and

 

insert ‘must include a presumption that all pupils aged 14-16 should’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

209

 

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a pupil at the school may have

 

an item that, in the judgement of a member of staff, may present harm to

 

other pupils, staff or teachers;’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

210

 

Clause  233,  page  136,  line  41,  at end insert ‘subject to the discretion and

 

professional judgement of the headteacher.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

211

 

Clause  184,  page  97,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(9A)    

Arrangements under this section shall not diminish the powers of school leaders

 

in fulfilling their responsibilities for the day to day management of their school.’.


 
 

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Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

212

 

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  5,  after ‘learning’, insert ‘or language’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

213

 

Clause  40,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out from (1) to end of line 19 and insert ‘defer to

 

the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

214

 

Clause  40,  page  24,  leave out line 44.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

215

 

Clause  41,  page  25,  line  30,  leave out subsections (a) and (b) and insert ‘a contract

 

of employment other than an apprenticeship agreement with which training is provided.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

216

 

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  18,  leave out ‘A local education authority’ and insert ‘The

 

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

217

 

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  24,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

218

 

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  32,  leave out ‘a local education authority in England’ and

 

insert ‘the Young People’s Learning Agency’.


 
 

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Payments to employers

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency shall ensure that—

 

(a)    

all employers who take on an apprentice within a recognised

 

apprenticeships framework are paid directly by the Skills Funding

 

Agency;

 

(b)    

funding for apprentices is paid out in one sum at the beginning of the

 

apprenticeship framework; and

 

(c)    

another sum is paid out upon completion.

 

(2)    

The Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency shall ensure that—

 

(a)    

any company with between 1 and 250 employees that subsequently takes

 

on a full-time apprentice within a recognised apprenticeship framework

 

should be paid a direct bonus on the learner’s completion of the full

 

apprenticeship framework;

 

(b)    

the bonus stipulated is paid in one sum upon completion of the full

 

apprenticeship framework; and

 

(c)    

a consultation process with small to medium companies engaged in fields

 

related to science, engineering, technology and mathematics is

 

undertaken with reference to the size of the financial incentive for these

 

sectors.

 

(3)    

The Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency shall—

 

(a)    

ensure that funds shall be provided for group training associations to

 

provide apprenticeship training;

 

(b)    

ensure that funding is paid to employers involved in the establishment of

 

group training associations;

 

(c)    

encourage employers who already operate successful apprenticeship

 

schemes to support group training associations.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

219

 

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  30,  at end insert ‘over time’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

220

 

Clause  126,  page  72,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(i)    

information provided by recognised awarding bodies.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

221

 

Clause  129,  page  75,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and must establish, at the request of the


 
 

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applicant, arrangements for the review of that decision.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

222

 

Clause  130,  page  75,  line  23,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘recognised awarding bodies

 

and’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

223

 

Clause  136,  page  77,  line  39,  at end add ‘and must establish, at the request of the

 

applicant, arrangements for the review of that decision.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

224

 

Clause  137,  page  78,  line  8,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘relevant recognised awarding

 

bodies and’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

225

 

Clause  140,  page  80,  line  7,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘relevant recognised awarding

 

bodies and’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

226

 

Clause  168,  page  91,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

information provided to it by recognised awarding bodies.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

227

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

meet the requirements of the disability accessibility standard, and’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

228

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In this Chapter “disability accessibility standard” means specified criteria to

 

ensure the inclusive design of framework and assessment processes to meet the

 

needs of apprentices with learning difficulties.’.


 
 

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Skills Funding Agency

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

There is to be a body corporate called the Skills Funding Agency.

 

(2)    

The discharge of the powers and duties of the Skills Funding Agency shall be the

 

responsibility of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State must make regulations to amend Section 49(a) of the

 

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to impose a specific duty on the Skills

 

Funding Agency with a requirement to publish a disability equality scheme by 1st

 

December 2009.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

229

 

Clause  80,  page  49,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

increasing opportunities for people with learning difficulties to gain

 

skills and training to increase transition from education into

 

employment;’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

230

 

Clause  101,  page  60,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

it shall be the duty of the Chief Executive to ensure that all services and

 

facilities mentioned in this section are provided in such a way as to meet

 

the needs of persons with learning difficulties.’.

 

Persons aged 16 to 18 with a learning difficulty

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chief Executive must, in performing the functions of the office, have regard

 

to the needs of persons with learning difficulties to whom this section applies.

 

(2)    

This section applies to persons who are aged 16 to 18, other than persons who are

 

aged under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment.

 

(3)    

For the purposes of this section, a person has a learning difficulty if—

 

(a)    

the person has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the

 

majority of persons the same age, or

 

(b)    

the person has a disability which prevents or hinders the person from

 

making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions

 

providing education falling within section 92(1)(a) or (b).’.


 
 

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Provision of support in the apprenticeship workplace

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that apprentices with

 

learning difficulties receive appropriate support in the workplace through—

 

(a)    

special educational needs provision for apprentices in the workplace over

 

the age of 16; and

 

(b)    

The Access to Work Scheme.

 

(2)    

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that employers and

 

apprentices are informed of their entitlement to support in the apprenticeship

 

workplace.

 

(3)    

In this section “support in the apprenticeship workplace” includes special

 

educational needs provision (regardless of whether the apprentice is subject to

 

learning difficulty assessment) and the Access to Work Scheme.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

231

 

Clause  40,  page  24,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(9A)    

Every local education authority shall record the number of learners with learning

 

difficulties in its area for whom suitable education has not been provided and

 

report this information annually to the Secretary of State, who may require any

 

local education authority to provide information on the measures it is taking, if

 

any, to ensure that the number of learners in this situation reduces over time.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

232

 

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In carrying out the duty imposed by subsection (2) the home authority must have

 

regard to any special educational needs or learning difficulties (within the

 

meaning of section 15ZA(7) and (8)) the persons may have.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

233

 

Clause  138,  page  78,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Ofqual shall include it its annual report a copy of the publication in subsection (4)

 

and how it responded to the determination.’.


 
 

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Council for Adult Skills and Higher Education

 

Stephen Williams

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘A new Council for Adult Skills and Higher Education shall be established to

 

distribute funding for all adult education, taking over the current functions of the

 

Learning and Skills Council and the Higher Education and Funding Council for

 

England and with the National Apprenticeships Service as a subordinate body.’.

 

Group training associations

 

Stephen Williams

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The National Apprenticeships Service shall establish Group Training

 

Associations to assist small employers in the provision of apprentice places.’.

 

Review of wage levels

 

Stephen Williams

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The National Apprenticeships Service shall undertake periodic reviews of the

 

level of wages paid to apprentices.’.

 

Stephen Williams

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

234

 

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the name of the further education college or other training provider where

 

a course of training for the apprenticeship has been completed.’.

 

Stephen Williams

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

235

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  29,  at end insert ‘following consultation with any

 

institutions involved in the provision of education and training associated with the

 

existing vocational specification.’.


 
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