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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

I give wholehearted support to the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Perry. She is quite right that the question of who controls the capital budget has been left floating. The amendment has the great advantage that it sets up the joint committee, brings the two agencies together and provides a structure through which capital funding can be allocated. The mess that the Learning and Skills Council got into, even when there was one body, illustrates how difficult it is to keep control of the capital budget. If two or three agencies are involved with the capital budget, the ease with which it could fall between all those three stools is obvious.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
714 c269 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Children Assessments Curriculum Discipline Capital investment Apprentices Finance Fees and charges Governing bodies Further education Learning disability Educational institutions Local government Qualifications Pre-school education Pupil exclusions Public appointments Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Vocational guidance Right of search Sixth form colleges Sixth form education Academies Children's centres GCSE Local safeguarding children boards Children's trusts IGCSE Young People's Learning Agency Skills Funding Agency Ofqual Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
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