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Education Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for those interventions. Having veered away from using the phrase ““stay of execution””, I think my noble friend will understand where I am coming from. As there seems to be such universal recognition of the value of this sector, surely we can give certainty to it. I hope that before Report my noble friend will consider further what noble Lords have said in this debate and find a way to extend that period of certainty beyond 2012. Perhaps the word ““perpetuity”” could come into that. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 11 withdrawn. Clause 2 : Power of members of staff at schools to search pupils Amendment 12 Clause 2 : Power of members of staff at schools to search pupils Amendment 12 Moved by