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Academies Bill [HL]

I hesitate to prolong this debate, but after all that has been said on this group of amendments, is it not sensible to have the phrase ““free school”” somewhere reflected in the Bill? The Government themselves refer to these new academy schools as ““free schools””. I should have thought that, in trying to make the legislation as helpful as possible to the poor devils who have to implement it hereafter, that would be a useful thing for the Government to contemplate—and I should be grateful if he would.