Children, Schools and Families Committee - Minutes of Evidence
The Work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4 February 2009.

Oral evidenceTaken before the Children, Schools and Families Committee

on Wednesday 4 February 2009

Members present:

Mr Barry Sheerman, in the Chair

Annette Brooke	Fiona Mactaggart
Mr Douglas Carswell	Mr Andy Slaughter
Mr David Chaytor	Mr Graham Stuart
Mr John Heppell	Derek Twigg

CONTENTS

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Witnesses: Rt hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State, and Rt hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Department for Children, Schools and Families, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-63

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State, Department of Children, Schools and Families

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State, Department of Children, Schools and Families

Letter from Mr David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families to the Secretary of State, DCSF

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Prepared 19 May 2009