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Education and Inspections Bill

I thank the Minister. I would quite like to look at them because it seems almost scary that one has to ask 117 questions about assessing a five year-old, having had several of my own. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Sharp and Lady Williams, and the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, for their support. I also welcome the Minister’s commitment to produce and publish targets for reducing the serious cost of regulation in both time and money as well as his commitment to ensure that the new proposals will be transparent. It is terribly important to state exactly how far up the mark the DfES has come. The existing commitment to a reduction in bureaucracy by 25 per cent in the private sector is a great improvement, but I remain anxious for the rest of the education system. I hope very much that the Minister will be able to make a solid commitment on behalf of the public sector that those targets will be to the tune of the 20 per cent reduction that Members on these Benches and the QCA have in mind. In thanking the Minister once again for his response, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 181 and 181A not moved.] Schedule 5 agreed to. Clause 51 agreed to. [Amendments Nos. 182 to 184A not moved.] [Amendment No. 184B had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 52 [Meaning of ““maintained school”” and ““eligible for intervention””]: