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House of Commons

Tuesday 3 March 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

[first and Second sittings]

Jim Knight

As amended, agreed to

That—

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

3 March) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 March;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 March;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12 March;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 17 March;

(f)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 19 March;

(g)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 March;

(h)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 March;

(i)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 31 March;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 3 March
Until no later than 12 noon
Confederation of British

Industry; British

Chambers of Commerce;

Trades Union Congress;

Alliance of Sector Skills

Councils

Tueday 3 March
Until no later than 1.00 pm
Association of Colleges;

157 Group; Sixth Form

Colleges Forum; Public

and Commercial Services

Union; National Institute

of Adult and Continuing

Education

Tuesday 3 March
Until no later than 5.30 pm
Association of Directors

of Children’s Services;

Local Government

Association; Specialist

Schools and Academies

Trust; The Harris

Foundation; Connexions

Greater Merseyside

Tuesday 3 March
Until no later than 7.00 pm
Office of the

Qualifications and

Examinations Regulator;

Qualifications and

Curriculum Authority;

Oxford Cambridge and

RSA Examinations;

Assessment and

Qualifications Alliance

Thursday 5 March
Until no later than 10.25 am
Association of School and

College Leaders; National

Association of

Schoolmasters and Union

of Women Teachers;

National Union of

Teachers

Thursday 5 March
Until no later than 2.00 pm
Sir Alan Steer

Thursday 5 March
Until no later than 3.00 pm
Action for Children;

4Children; Families Need

Fathers; Family and

Parenting Institute

Thursday 5 March
Until no later than 4.00 pm
UNISON; GMB; UNITE;

Local Government

Employers; Foundation

and Aided Schools

National Association

Tuesday 10 March
Until no later than 1.00 pm
Department for Children,

Schools and Families;

Department for

Innovation, Universities

and Skills

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 3 March 2009
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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 39; Schedule 1; Clauses 40 to 56; Schedule 2;

Clause 57; Schedule 3; Clauses 58 to 78; Schedule 4; Clauses 79 to 93;

Schedule 5; Clauses 94 to 120; Schedule 6; Clause 121; Schedule 7; Clause

122; Schedule 8; Clauses 123 and 124; Schedule 9; Clauses 125 to 164;

Schedule 10; Clause 166; Schedule 11; Clauses 167 to 182; Clauses 165 and

183; Schedule 12; Clauses 184 to 191; Schedule 13; Clauses 192 and 193;

Schedule 14; Clauses 194 to 212; Schedule 15; Clauses 213 to 252; Schedule

16; Clauses 253 to 256; new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings

on the Bill.

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 31 March.

Jim Knight

In the third column of the Table in paragraph (2), by the third entry for Thursday 5

March, leave out “Families Need Fathers;”.

Agreed to

Jim Knight

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

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:

Richard Wainer, Head of Education and Skills, Confederation of British Industry,

John Lucas, Schools Policy Adviser, British Chamber of Commerce,

Tom Wilson, Head of Organisation and Services Department, Trades Union Congress,

Keith Marshall, Chair of the Qualifications Reform Strategic Group, Alliance of Sector Skills

Council and Chief Executive of SummitSkills;

Julian Gravatt, Assistant Chief Executive, Association of Colleges,

Ann Robinson, Associate Director for Sixth Form Issues and Sixth Form Colleges, Association of

Colleges,

Graham Moore, Chairman, 157 Group,

David Igoe, Excutive Chair, Sixth Form Colleges Forum,

Ruth Serwotka, PCS Group President Learning and Skills Council,

Alan Tuckett, Director, National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am.