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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 July 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Academies Bill [HL].

Academies Bill [HL]

I take the point that the noble Lord makes; I take also his point about aesthetics. He and the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, mentioned Tesco. I had better not be drawn into commenting on its designs since it has kindly agreed to serve on the review, but one thing that I know about it is that it is brilliant at finding ways of delivering what it is tasked to deliver in the most efficient and cost-effective way, learning each time and driving down costs. If one can find an approach that does not send those messages about aesthetics but enables us to deliver more well-designed school buildings for a lower cost, and if, as some people allege, Building Schools for the Future has been running 30 per cent over budget—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
720 c297 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Access Disability Conditions of employment Codes of practice Accountability Admissions Curriculum Discipline Charities Charity Commission Buildings Design Classroom assistants Church schools Land Freedom of information Education Governing bodies Grammar schools Exemptions Faith schools Ministerial powers Parents Private education Pre-school education Pupil exclusions Pay Property transfer Public bodies Public consultation Monitoring Staff Primary education Non-teaching staff Personal, social, health and economic education Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Regulation Secondary education Academies Young People's Learning Agency Free schools Relationships and sex education Maintained schools
Legislation
Academies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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