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Proceeding contribution from Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Education and Inspections Bill.


Education and Inspections Bill

Let me add my voice to the consensus to which the hon. Gentleman alluded. The School Standards and Framework Act 1998, which introduced the current arrangements for balloting to take a grammar school out of the selective process and recreate it as a comprehensive, was deeply flawed. As the hon. Gentleman knows, there has only been one ballot, involving Ripon grammar school in north Yorkshire, and that process was deeply flawed because of the nature of the constituency.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
446 c1542 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Children Codes of practice Children in care Admissions Applications Ballots Administration Closures Cooperation Education Governing bodies Grammar schools Foundation schools Interviews Parents Local education authorities Membership Pupils Travel Standards Schools Special educational needs Secondary education Trust schools
Legislation
Education and Inspections Bill 2005-06
Link
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