Debate on bill on Wednesday, 13 December 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Adonis. The answering member was Baroness Morris of Bolton.

Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

Further Education and Training Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 687 c1538-616
Session: 2006-07
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Further Education and Training Bill (HL) . Explanatory notes HL Bill 6-EN also published.
Monday, 20 November 2006
Bills
House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/031
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/033
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/034
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/030
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/032
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/029
Thursday, 11 January 2007
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Adonis | 687 c1538-43 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. This is a vital period for the de...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 687 c1543-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for setting out the Bill so clearly, and to the Bill te...; Lord Low of Dalston | 687 c1551-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I promise to talk about something other than disability one of these days, but I hope that...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 687 c1546-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also thank the Minister for setting out the purpose and aims of the Bill so clearly. I d...; Baroness Maddock | 687 c1569-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I share the doubts of my noble friend Lady Sharp of Guildford about why this Bill is befor...; Lord Plumb | 687 c1568-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as chancellor of Coventry University. Many noble Lords will remember...; Baroness Lockwood | 687 c1572-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, unlike the Front Benches opposite, and like the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durha...; Lord Northbourne | 687 c1571-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall be relatively brief. I want to raise one issue, which relates more to the White Pa...; Lord Norton of Louth | 687 c1574-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a professor in higher education. My opening point is a general on...; Baroness Blackstone | 687 c1565-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Onslow, is absolutely right. But it is also perfectly appropriate for...; Lord Sawyer | 687 c1554-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have the honour of serving as the Chancellor of the University of Teesside, and declare ...; Earl of Onslow | 687 c1565 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is not the point of Parliament for people to have different views and for everybody not to...; Baroness Blackstone | 687 c1565 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am thinking of the noble Baroness’s reference to the comments of Baroness Blatch when th...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 687 c1564 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is no dissension whatever. We are very much on the side of the local and against reg...; Baroness Blackstone | 687 c1564 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord may be able to persuade the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton. She seem...; Lord Baker of Dorking | 687 c1564 (Link to this contribution) There is still some difference.; Baroness Blackstone | 687 c1564 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as the vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, which has nin...; Bishop of Durham | 687 c1561-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there are, as we have heard, several potentially controversial aspects of this Bill, to pu...; Baroness Hamwee | 687 c1559-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must apologise for skittering in like a cartoon character a few seconds after the Minist...; Viscount Eccles | 687 c1581-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall concentrate on Clauses 2 and 3. I am puzzled by the hurry with which this Bill has...; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 687 c1579-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, an enormous number of helpful comments have been made about the Bill. I will focus my rema...; Baroness Morris of Yardley | 687 c1584-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with the implications of others that this is not the most inspiring legislation th...; Lord Moser | 687 c1582-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join noble Lords who have spoken in opposition to Clause 19, on foundation degrees. Othe...; Bishop of Salisbury | 687 c1577-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, from these Benches we welcome the thrust of the Bill and we congratulate Her Majesty’s Gov...; Lord Adonis | 687 c1608-14 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have given that assurance. We believe, based on our regulatory impact assessment, that t...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 687 c1608 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am terribly grateful to the Minister for giving way. I was asking the Government what th...; Lord Adonis | 687 c1614-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that we have acted absolutely properly in every decision we have taken in respec...; Baroness Walmsley | 687 c1614 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, have the Government entered into contracts with members of the board before the legislatio...; Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 687 c1592-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall address a number of points on Clause 19. I shall start by underlining the point ma...; Baroness Valentine | 687 c1590-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before commenting on the Further Education and Training Bill, I declare my interest as the...; Baroness Murphy | 687 c1587-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a wonderful book called Bluff your Way in Public Speaking, which has the advice, ...; Lord Dearing | 687 c1596-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may say how much I welcomed the remarks made by the two right reverend Prelates,...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 687 c1595-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to make a short intervention on this extremely important Bill. I...; Lord Jones | 687 c1594-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, and I acknowledge his ac...; Lord Adonis | 687 c1607-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I come to this Bill fresh from 70 hours in the Chamber on the Education and Inspections Bi...; Baroness Verma | 687 c1605-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am mindful of the time, so I will keep my comments brief. I join all noble Lords in wish...; Baroness Walmsley | 687 c1600-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an interesting debate on what the noble Lord, Lord Baker, called a ““damp sq...; Lord Baker of Dorking | 687 c1556-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before referring to further education, perhaps I may make one observation about the Bill. ...; Baroness Morgan of Huyton | 687 c1598-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at this stage in the debate I shall be very brief. I approach any policy decision in educa...
Subjects: Disability Degrees Devolved matters Costs Employment Equality Finance Education Further education Greater London European communities Higher education Learning and Skills Council for England Educational institutions Qualifications Powers Scotland Travel Standards Universities Schools Training Young people Religion Wales Sixth form education Literacy Foundation degrees Numeracy London Skills and Employment Board
Legislation: Further Education and Training Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

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