Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 25 October 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Adonis.

Schools White Paper

Lords statement on the Schools White Paper

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 674 c1104-21
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Education and Skills
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Higher standards, better schools for all: more choice for parents and pupils.
Tuesday, 25 October 2005
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Jones | 674 c1116 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister understand that more choice for parents and pupils can be an irresistibl...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1116-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, education is a substantially devolved matter in respect of Wales. The regulation of the sc...; Lord Baker of Dorking | 674 c1117 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Government unreservedly on reintroducing the sort of school that I intr...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1117-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the second point, it is a requirement that faith schools should be open to pupils of al...; Bishop of Salisbury | 674 c1115-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the Minister for attempting to stop him. That is not a good example of the ...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1116 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may first say how sorry we are that the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Por...; Bishop of Salisbury | 674 c1116 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should tell your Lordships that he has responded enormously well to treatment. I am goin...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1116 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we send those good wishes in full measure. I thank the right reverend Prelate for his rem...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1118-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord raises a number of important issues. The role of these trusts will be impor...; Lord Dearing | 674 c1118 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I read through the White Paper I was able to tick off with gladness the emphasis give...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1121 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if one visits schools that were grant-maintained, they are almost invariably flourishing t...; Baroness Crawley | 674 c1121 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that time is up because a custom of making secondary interventions is creeping...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1120-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was answering the questions put by the noble Baroness. I think that she adopts a very cy...; Baroness Seccombe | 674 c1121 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very rarely intervene on a Statement, but today I feel that I cannot let this moment go ...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1120 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not accept that structural reform is inimical to the best interests of teachers or to...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1119 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should make it clear that I meant all faiths and none.; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 674 c1119-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will put three quick questions to the Minister. He has made much of the improvement in q...; Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 674 c1119 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, will he refer to a previous statement he made about chil...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1104-7 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement on school reform made in another place by my ...; Baroness Buscombe | 674 c1107-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Our approach to his proposals will be s...; Baroness Crawley | 674 c1112 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister will reply at this stage, and then I am sure that the right reverend Prelate ...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1114-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is very reassuring, and I look forward to studying Hansard on that point. Our belief ...; Baroness Buscombe | 674 c1114 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I reassure the Minister that I do not think I said anything about ability in terms of sele...; Lord Adonis | 674 c1112-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am new; I am happy to do whatever the House wishes. The noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe, s...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 674 c1120 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the change to specialist status brought an extra half a million pounds to each school.; Bishop of Salisbury | 674 c1112 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Baroness Walmsley | 674 c1110-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement of the Secretary of State in another plac...
Subjects: Admissions Discipline Local government Parents Pupils Standards Schools School choice Reform Trust schools
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Schools White Paper

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