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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Education Bill.

Education Bill

My Lords, I have seldom heard a more hysterical and inaccurate speech than the one that we have just listened to from the noble Lord, Lord Deben, which is clearly based on a total misunderstanding of the amendments and of the motives of the people who tabled them. I do not think he can have heard what the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, said in her intervention—that Amendment 85 and the other two amendments have nothing whatever to do with the choices that parents make of the schools that their children will attend. I hope that he will think carefully about the remarks that he has made and, perhaps, hesitate on future occasions to leap in with the wild assertions that he made today.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c1174 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Admissions Debts Business Apprentices Classroom assistants Education Governing bodies Further education Inspections EU law Exemptions Faith schools Discrimination Higher education Interest rates Local government Pilot schemes Qualifications Protection Pay Payments Public sector Pupils Loans Part-time education Statistics Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Young people Religion Small businesses Repayments Vocational education Students Sixth form colleges Academies Maintained schools
Legislation
Education Bill 2010-12
Link
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