Proceeding contribution from Lord De Mauley (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Eccles for his characteristically detailed scrutiny of the Bill. It is quite clear, as he said, that the Secretary of State should not have the power to direct the chief executive of skills funding on every aspect of the day-to-day management and administration of his organisation. We have just been probing the status of the SFA; in Committee in another place, the Minister suggested that by putting duties on the statutory post-holder, we would somehow arrive at a greater separation between him and the Secretary of State. This seems rather unlikely under the current terms of Schedule 4, so I am looking forward to the Minister’s response to my noble friend.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 713 c281
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability Accountability Administration Apprentices Adult education Finance Fees and charges Education Further education Learning disability Learning and Skills Council for England Local government Qualifications Prisoners Non-departmental public bodies Standards Training Young people Young offenders Vocational education Sixth form education Literacy Academies Numeracy Individual learning accounts Young People's Learning Agency Skills Funding Agency Ofsted
Legislation: Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

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