Debate on bill on Thursday, 19 October 2006, in the House of Lords.

Education and Inspections Bill

Education and Inspections Bill. Lords report stage second day. (Part 2 of 2)

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 685 c921-84
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Education and Skills
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Education and Inspections Bill. As amended in Committee (HL).
Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Bills
House of Lords; Education and Inspections Bill
Thursday, 19 October 2006
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Adonis | 685 c921 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 34 to 37: Page 145, line 19, at end insert- ““27A In section 82 of SSFA 1998...; Lord Adonis | 685 c922 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 45 to 50: Page 155, line 32, at end insert- ““( ) On a reference under sub-p...; Lord Adonis | 685 c921 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 41 to 44: Page 26, leave out line 8. Page 26, line 14, after ““members”” i...; Lord Adonis | 685 c922 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 54: Before Clause 37, insert the following new clause- ““STAFF AT FOUNDATION O...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 685 c922-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 57: After Clause 37, insert the following new clause- ““DUTY OF GOVERNING BODY...; Bishop of Portsmouth | 685 c922 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 51 to 53: Page 189, line 16, after ““apply”” insert ““(a)”” Page 189, line...; Lord Northbourne | 685 c927 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I lend my support to the amendment. I agree that young carers are a special case of young ...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 685 c927 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much support the inclusion of this new clause. I was lucky enough to be on the list...; Earl of Listowel | 685 c927 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the clarification that the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, offered. Of...; Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 685 c926 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I signal my support, too. Following on from the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkea...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 685 c926 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, was delighted to add my name to the amendment. It is very important to recognise t...; Earl of Listowel | 685 c925-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment, to which I have added my name, and I support the noble Baroness, ...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c924-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have added my name to the amendment. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Massey of Darwen, ...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c931-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 58: Page 29, line 35, at end insert ““including the need for all names to be r...; Lord Lucas | 685 c933-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 71 to 73. At present, we have a state system that is almo...; Baroness Buscombe | 685 c930 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, for allowing me to intervene. On the con...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 685 c930-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that remark. I think that we agree that assemblies are usef...; Lord Adonis | 685 c935-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, is inviting the House to reconstitute as a think tank in order...; Lord Lucas | 685 c936 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Mayor of London appears in the amendment because I know that London boroughs have that...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 685 c930 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response. I know that he is committed to, and concerned abou...; Lord Adonis | 685 c928-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are very grateful to my noble friend Lady Massey for focusing attention on this issue. ...; Baroness Buscombe | 685 c928 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will be extremely brief. We very much welcome the good news that we have heard from the ...; Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 685 c928 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to build on the issue of services to the adult rather than the young carer. If thos...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 685 c941-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Sharp. I apologise for my inability to be here on the first...; Lord Adonis | 685 c942-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, is concerned that our proposed process for reviewing admis...; Lord Adonis | 685 c943 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the commissioner has a number of responsibilities, but we do not see them as conflicting. ...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c943-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response to the amendment. He says that this is a ve...; Lord Adonis | 685 c936 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may just give the facts and I shall come to the Mayor of London in a moment. The...; Lord Adonis | 685 c936-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I said that it would not be desirable; I did not say that it was not possible. All things ...; Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 685 c936 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is not the case that you cannot possibly run such an ingenious system as that put forwa...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c939-41 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 59: After Clause 39, insert the following new clause- ““INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c938-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I am glad he is taking up some of the ideas proposed b...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c955 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should clarify that the cost of the measure can be high in the short term, but I absolut...; Baroness Thornton | 685 c955-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that we are all agreed on that. I congratulate the Government on the thought tha...; Lord Rix | 685 c953-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I fear that much of what I have to say may already have been touched on, but perhaps the r...; Baroness Thornton | 685 c955 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak to the amendment in my name in this group. I apologise for being a few mom...; Baroness Buscombe | 685 c951-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 117 and 125. The amendments address real and, I am certai...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c946-51 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 81: After Clause 55, insert the following new clause- ““PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS...; Lord Adonis | 685 c945-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 79: Before Clause 54, insert the following new clause- ““RIGHT OF SIXTH-FORM P...; Lord Adonis | 685 c945 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 77 and 78: Page 35, line 45, after ““otherwise”” insert- ““(bb) if, in relat...; Lord Adonis | 685 c945 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 75 and 76: Page 35, line 4, at end insert- ““““the required number”” means s...; Lord Adonis | 685 c944-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 74: Page 34, leave out lines 46 to 48 and insert- ““(1) Where in accordance wi...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 685 c959 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have some sympathy with the views expressed by the noble Baronesses, Lady Walmsley, Lady...; Baroness Buscombe | 685 c959-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord has made a very eloquent speech. Does he appreciate why one of our amendmen...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 685 c960 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not go through either Lobby. Unfortunately, I was unable to be present for that part...; Lord Dearing | 685 c956 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is very kind. I apologise to the Liberal Front Bench for not being in my place at the...; Lord Dearing | 685 c957-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise for a second time because I spoke to Amendment No. 80 but am now prompted to see th...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 685 c957 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to add my enthusiasm for the amendments in this group, in particular Amendments Nos...; Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 685 c956 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 685 c956 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps my noble friend Lord Dearing would like to come in first, as he has added his name...; Lord Dearing | 685 c956 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 685 c971 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister went very quickly through that extremely important passage in his very intere...; Lord Adonis | 685 c970-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is shorthand for both; I could have referred to voluntary aided and voluntary controlle...; Lord Adonis | 685 c966 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I regret to say that he lost.; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c966 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that he has not gone to the knacker’s yard, anyway. I am pleased to say that the hu...; Lord Adonis | 685 c960-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I love the thought of ““Adonis days””. No one knows better than the noble Lord, Lord Rix, ...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c965-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very worthwhile debate and I thank the Minister for his thorough reply and...; Lord Adonis | 685 c969-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee, in response to amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, I pro...; Lord Lucas | 685 c970 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to ask a brief question on the government amendments. I was not aware that a...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c966-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 83: Page 43, line 38, at end insert- ““( ) an Academy, ( ) a city technology c...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 685 c967-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too strongly emphasise the importance of this apparently very minor amendment. It would ...; Lord Quirk | 685 c981 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also urge my noble friend Lord Dearing on his way. I wish him the best of luck and I con...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 685 c972 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply. There remains, however, a real problem. For a...; Lord Adonis | 685 c972-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 86 to 89: Page 49, line 10, leave out ““in relation to a voluntary aided sch...; Lord Adonis | 685 c973 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 90: Page 50, line 12, leave out from ““school”” to end of line 13 and insert “...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c973-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 91: Before Clause 71, insert the following new clause- ““AMENDMENT OF SECTION ...; Baroness Buscombe | 685 c975-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendments Nos. 93 and 94 carry on our crusade for the reintroduction of modern foreign la...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 685 c977-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much support these amendments. My children went to the French lycée aged four and m...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 685 c978-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall use a foreign language to say, ““Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose””. I can...; Lord Lucas | 685 c979-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one trouble with the French is that they cannot admit that Descartes was wrong. I entirely...; Lord Adonis | 685 c972 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, without a funding agreement an academy cannot exist. A funding agreement is required for a...; Baroness Walmsley | 685 c984 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. I thank noble Lords who took part in it and the M...; Lord Adonis | 685 c982-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, anyone who has followed education policy over the past 15 years, under both parties, will ...; Lord Dearing | 685 c981-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may reflect for a moment. In 1993, I was withdrawn from the world of higher educ...; Baroness Crawley | 685 c984 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that further consideration on Report be now adjourned. Moved accordingly, a...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 685 c943 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down, will he address the single issue of the apparently conflict...; Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 685 c957 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can be extremely brief. I have also added my name to Amendment No. 81, which the noble B...
Subjects: Admissions Curriculum Discipline Ballots Carers Closures Community schools Cooperation Collective worship Education Governing bodies Foundation schools Languages Parents Local education authorities Membership Public appointments Pupils Standards Schools Teachers Special educational needs Training Young people Sixth form education Trust schools
Legislation: Education and Inspections Bill 2005-06
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Education and Inspections Bill

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