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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 26 March 2009
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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  84

Clause  235,  page  138,  leave out lines 5 and 6.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

Not called  371

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(c)
the management committee of a school falling within section 19(2B) of

the Education Act 1996 (c.56) (pupil referral units).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  85

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  7,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

Withdrawn  288

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘( )
reduce exclusion rates for pupils with special educational needs.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  80

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In performing their duties under this section, relevant partners must seek to ensure

that all pupils are able to work, study and learn in a safe, secure and ordered

environment.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  338

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In performing their duties under this section, relevant partners must require as a

condition of admission to the school, the agreement of “home-school contracts”

between the school and each pupil, establishing the required levels of compliance

with the rules of the school.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  258

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  after ‘State’, insert ‘, with any such guidance

ensuring that relevant partners shall not be forced into partnerships against the wishes of

the governing bodies of those relevant partners.’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  304

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  leave out ‘from time to time’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  262

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), a relevant partner may only enter an

arrangement with another relevant partner if the governing bodies of both

relevant partners approve the arrangement.’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  97

Clause  236,  page  138,  line  28,  leave out ‘short stay school’ and insert ‘school for

alternative education’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  98

Clause  236,  page  138,  line  28,  leave out ‘short stay school’ and insert ‘prospect

school’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Withdrawn  78

Clause  237,  page  139,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
The Secretary of State may direct a local authority in England that is a partner in

a Local Education Partnership (LEP) to provide information about the acoustic

quality of schools to be built or refurbished by that LEP.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

Not called  289

Clause  237,  page  139,  line  14,  at end insert ‘, including expenditure on pupils with

special educational needs.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 238 to 247 Agreed to.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  187

Clause  248,  page  147,  line  16,  after ‘order’ insert ‘or regulations’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  188

Clause  248,  page  147,  line  17,  leave out first ‘or’ and insert ‘(other than an order

under section 8) or under’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Not selected  560

Clause  248,  page  147,  line  17,  after ‘section’, insert ‘[Recoupment],’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 249 to 252 Agreed to.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  516

Schedule  16,  page  223,  line  36,  leave out ‘, paragraphs 1, 3(1)(b) and 4(3)’ and

insert ‘—

‘(a)
paragraph 1;

(b)
paragraph 2 (and the italic heading before it);

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(c)
paragraph 3(1)(b) (and the word “and” before it);

(d)
paragraph 4(3);

(e)
paragraph 29(a) (and the word “and” after it).’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  517

Schedule  16,  page  224,  line  7,  second column, at end insert—

‘In section 216(2), the words “paragraphs 1 to 4 and

9 of Schedule 17, and section 189 so far as relating

to those paragraphs,”.’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 253 and 254 Agreed to.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Not selected  561

Clause  255,  page  149,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(fa)
section [Recoupment], so far as relating to Wales;’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Agreed to  496

Clause  255,  page  149,  line  30,  after ‘paragraphs’ insert ‘7C,’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 256 Agreed to.

NEW CLAUSES

Persons detained in youth accommodation: further provision

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

Not selected  NC17

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 562 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) insert—