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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 24 March 2011

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Education Bill


 

[fifteenth and sixteenth sittings]


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  103

 

Clause  20,  page  25,  line  27,  after ‘England’, insert ‘or the governing body or

 

proprietor of an Academy’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  104

 

Clause  20,  page  25,  line  29,  at end add—

 

‘538B

 Power to publish information following requirement to participate in

 

 international surveys

 

The Secretary of State shall have the power to publish information resulting from

 

section 538A (Power to direct schools to participate in international surveys)

 

provided that the UK Statistics Authority has approved any statement or report to

 

be issued by the Secretary of State as providing statistically robust information

 

about England school performance.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not selected  109

 

Clause  21,  page  25,  line  32,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (2),’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Education Bill, continued

 
 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  107

 

Schedule  6,  page  74,  line  5,  after ‘Secretary of State’ insert ‘,  subject to

 

confirmation by the House of Commons Education Select Committee,’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  108

 

Schedule  6,  page  74,  line  26,  after ‘Secretary of State’ insert ‘, following

 

consultation with the House of Commons Education Select Committee,’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  110

 

Schedule  6,  page  75,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘9A      

Before commencement of this Schedule, the Secretary of State must report to

 

Parliament on the need to separate the functions of the Chair and Chief

 

Regulator of Ofqual.’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 

Clause 22 Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  111

 

Clause  23,  page  26,  line  15,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsections (2) and

 

(3),’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  112

 

Clause  23,  page  26,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Secretary of State must not bring this section into force before 31 March

 

2013.’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  113

 

Clause  23,  page  26,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

Before the Secretary of State exercises the power to commence this section under

 

section 78 he must lay before Parliament a report which sets out which QCDA

 

functions, programmes and activities he intends to—

 

(a)    

transfer to himself,

 

(b)    

transfer to other bodies,

 

(c)    

close down.’.


 
 

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Education Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  114

 

Clause  24,  page  26,  line  18,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (4),’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  115

 

Clause  24,  page  26,  line  23,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Before the Secretary of State exercises the power to commence this section under

 

section 78 he must lay before Parliament a report which sets out arrangements

 

which demonstrate he has put in place sufficient resource and expertise to

 

undertake the QCDA functions which are transferred to him by this Act, and

 

those additional functions he is proposing to undertake.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  117

 

Schedule  7,  page  77,  leave out lines 39 to 41 and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State must publish the proposal in such manner as, in the

 

Secretary of State’s opinion, is likely to bring the proposal to the attention of any

 

other person concerned with education in schools.’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Not called  116

 

Schedule  7,  page  78,  line  2,  leave out from (3) to ‘evidence’ in line 3 and insert ‘a

 

12-month period to submit’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 

Clause 25 Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Withdrawn  118

 

Schedule  8,  page  80,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, or a charity’.


 
 

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Education Bill, continued

 
 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Negatived on division  121

 

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  29,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (7),’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Question proposed  119

 

Clause  26,  page  27,  line  3,  leave out subsection (4).

 

[Adjourned until Tuesday 29 March at 10.30 am


 
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