Proceeding contribution from Viscount Eccles (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

I will not prolong this short debate except to say that two big clauses, Clauses 116 and 117, deal with directions, so I do not seek to take away the whole panoply of the Secretary of State’s ability to give directions to the chief executive. However, I think that we are living in never-never land. An extraordinary piece of advice has come the Minister’s way if what he has told us is how the department really works. It is not how the world of the public sector—which I have been in on a number of occasions—has ever worked. I do not believe that it works this way now. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 713 c282-3
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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