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Academies Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 July 2010. It occurred during Debate on bills on Academies Bill [HL].
I take the point that the noble Lord makes; I take also his point about aesthetics. He and the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, mentioned Tesco. I had better not be drawn into commenting on its designs since it has kindly agreed to serve on the review, but one thing that I know about it is that it is brilliant at finding ways of delivering what it is tasked to deliver in the most efficient and cost-effective way, learning each time and driving down costs. If one can find an approach that does not send those messages about aesthetics but enables us to deliver more well-designed school buildings for a lower cost, and if, as some people allege, Building Schools for the Future has been running 30 per cent over budget—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
720 c297 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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