Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 4 November 2009, in the House of Lords.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. Lords report stage second day. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 78).

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

714 c256-317,331-68

Session

2008-09

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. As amended on Report.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
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House of Lords

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. As amended in Committee.
Monday, 19 October 2009
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House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | 714 c302 (Link to this contribution) 161: Clause 128, page 78, line 41, at end insert— "( ) the need to ensure there are sufficient regul...

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | 714 c303-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall comment also on other amendments in the group. It is a somewhat complicated situat...

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Lord Bew | 714 c304-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lady O’Neill, to which I have attached m...

Lord Lucas | 714 c295-6 (Link to this contribution) I have three amendments in this group, but I shall speak to Amendment 171 separately, in its own pla...

Baroness Perry of Southwark | 714 c294-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 171, 181 and 182. In Amendment 170, as I made clear in Committ...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c297-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there are a large number of amendments in this group, and I start by recognising with grat...

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 714 c296 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendments 158 and 165. My initial inclination is to follow the line pr...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c302 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister and to everybody who has taken part in this wide-rangin...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c298-301 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, said at the start of his remarks, this is a large and, ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c311 (Link to this contribution) 169: Clause 135, page 83, line 31, at end insert— "(8) The Secretary of State must publish any guida...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c310-1 (Link to this contribution) 165: Clause 135, page 83, line 3, at end insert— "(A1) Ofqual may impose a fee capping condition lim...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c311 (Link to this contribution) 167: Clause 135, page 83, line 17, leave out from "arrangements" to end of line 24 and insert "must ...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as we have said on several occasions in these debates, it is absolutely crucial—indeed, th...

Lord Lucas | 714 c307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, think that the Government’s compromise is liveable with, although I should have pr...

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 714 c306-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very seldom, if ever, that I have the temerity to disagree with my noble friend Lady...

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | 714 c310 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister listens very well, and she has been enormously patient with many of us who ha...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c310 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness rises to speak slightly too quickly for me. I had hoped that the safeg...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c310 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister be clear that—this is how I understand it—she and the Bill team are prepa...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c307-10 (Link to this contribution) I thank noble Lords for what I think has been a helpful and important debate, including all those no...

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 714 c288 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the task that is outlined here is certainly difficult, but I agree about its importance. W...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c285 (Link to this contribution) 151: Schedule 9, page 206, line 15, leave out "and other" and insert "may resign from office at any ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c285 (Link to this contribution) 156: Clause 127, page 77, line 30, at end insert ", and "( ) the educational standard and performanc...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c285-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 160. Through the passage of this Bill, we have been settin...

Baroness Perry of Southwark | 714 c287 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have great sympathy with the amendments. We have been through painful periods of public ...

Earl of Listowel | 714 c283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister, in her rejection of Amendment 150, said she wished to have head teachers on ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c284-5 (Link to this contribution) 146: Schedule 9, page 205, line 25, leave out "The Secretary of State" and insert "Ofqual" 147: Sc...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c283-4 (Link to this contribution) I will respond to the noble Earl, Lord Listowel, first of all. I agree that it would be wonderful to...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c292 (Link to this contribution) I hope that I will be permitted to complete my remarks after those two very useful interventions by ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c292 (Link to this contribution) 158: Clause 127, page 78, line 15, at end insert "and that any increase in sums payable is not above...

Lord Walton of Detchant | 714 c292 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have not been involved in the discussions on this issue. I ask the Minister how a body s...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c292 (Link to this contribution) The purpose of Ofqual is to look at qualifications and the criteria for qualifications. Ofqual will ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c291 (Link to this contribution) I ask the noble Baroness to think about the role of the QCDA and its work in assessing the national ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c291 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply and for the support of other noble Lords. She has made ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c289-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall start by being clear about the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. If Of...

Earl of Listowel | 714 c289 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, might one of the benefits of such an international benchmark be to help us when policy per...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c288-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support some of the principles behind the amendments. Noble Lords will be aware that we...

Lord Elton | 714 c276 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness said that the local authority would have to report its intervention to the Secret...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c275-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I can offer some reassurance, although, given the remarks that I have just lis...

Lord Lucas | 714 c276 (Link to this contribution) Might I come back briefly on that point and ask the noble Baroness a question? New Section 56E(2)(b)...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c276 (Link to this contribution) I may get some inspiration on the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Elton, in a moment. I will do m...

Lord Elton | 714 c276 (Link to this contribution) My question was: what happens next? Can the Secretary of State then say, "No, you can’t do this"?

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c276 (Link to this contribution) I am trying to clarify that, under Section 56A(2) of the 1992 Act, the grounds for intervention that...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c276-7 (Link to this contribution) That is what I am asking, too, my Lords. I am afraid that I have not received a very helpful note. ...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c274 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, could the Minister explain why she would not be in favour of the proposed wording? Any exp...

Lord Hunt of Wirral | 714 c274-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare my interests, which are recorded in the Register, in particular as a part...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c279-80 (Link to this contribution) I shall also speak to the other amendments standing in my name. I have been delighted, but not surpr...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c278 (Link to this contribution) 145: Schedule 9, page 205, line 24, at end insert— "(1A) The person appointed by Her Majesty to chai...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c278 (Link to this contribution) 143: Schedule 8, page 202, line 34, at end insert— "(2A) Before exercising the power conferred by su...

Lord Lucas | 714 c278 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was considerably comforted by what the noble Baroness said about the proposed new subsec...

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 714 c283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Government and commend them for the amendments they have moved in the light of...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c282-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this group contains Amendments 154 and 155, which are tabled in my name. I shall speak to ...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c280-2 (Link to this contribution) We now begin discussions about Ofqual and I have no doubt that sighs of relief are being heaved arou...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c278 (Link to this contribution) 140: Schedule 8, page 200, line 23, at end insert— "(2A) Before exercising the power conferred by su...

Lord Lucas | 714 c278 (Link to this contribution) 142: Schedule 8, page 201, line 11, leave out "have regard to" and insert "act in accordance with"

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c277-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would expect that to be the case; otherwise, why do we have the power under Clause 75? I...

Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 714 c269 (Link to this contribution) I give wholehearted support to the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Perry. She is quite right t...

Baroness Perry of Southwark | 714 c268-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment seeks to bring into the work of the YPLA and the SFA a proper arrangement f...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c268 (Link to this contribution) 134: Clause 114, page 72, line 37, at end insert "and, (b) persons who are subject to adult detentio...

Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 714 c266 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken in support of Amendment 131. Many of my doubt...

Baroness Perry of Southwark | 714 c268 (Link to this contribution) 138: After Clause 121, insert the following new Clause— "Single capital buildings strategy (1) The C...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c268 (Link to this contribution) 136: Clause 120, page 74, line 38, after "86(1)(a)" insert "or (aa)" Amendment 136 agreed. Clause ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c265 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, did the Minister not say that he was going to take it back on the basis of syntax?

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c263-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this interesting set of contributions. I can see that my initial a...

Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 714 c266 (Link to this contribution) 131: Clause 111, page 70, line 19, after "body" insert "but excluding a regional body such as a Regi...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c265 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I did. I apologise and beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 130 withdrawn. Clause 1...

Lord Elton | 714 c274 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is in fact a very big issue: the question of the ultimate independence of places of e...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 714 c274 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on these Benches we welcome the Government’s amendments in this group, because they ensure...

Lord Lucas | 714 c273-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the amendments that the Minister proposes, but to my mind they do not go...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c272-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 139, 141, 143 and 144 will require local authorities and the YPLA to consult the...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c272 (Link to this contribution) 139: Schedule 6, page 181, line 37, leave out "to be treated, on and after that date," and insert ",...

Baroness Perry of Southwark | 714 c272 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply, which goes a very long way to reassure me that the de...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c271 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Perry, for bringing this important matter to our attentio...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c270-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when my noble friend Lady Perry raised this issue in Committee, it received strong support...

Lord Elton | 714 c270 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment, which seems practical and workmanlike. I do not doubt that the dr...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c269-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment, which seems to be a very practical way of dealing with an acknowl...

Lord Lucas | 714 c316 (Link to this contribution) 179: Clause 140, leave out Clause 140 Amendment 179 agreed. Clause 145 : Review of activities of r...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c316 (Link to this contribution) 183: Clause 148, page 90, line 3, leave out from "(8)" to end of line 10 and insert "must require th...

Lord Lucas | 714 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am comforted by the noble Baroness’s words about the IB, although given the contrast bet...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c313 (Link to this contribution) If it is really necessary for my noble friend, may I quote from my noble friend Lady Verma? She said...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c313-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not want to keep noble Lords from their dinner, but I want to give the noble Lord's a...

Lord Lucas | 714 c311 (Link to this contribution) 171: After Clause 139, insert the following new Clause— "Funding of qualifications The Secretary of ...

Lord Lucas | 714 c311-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid we may be putting off supper longer than some noble Lords expect by going on t...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c317 (Link to this contribution) House resumed. 186: Clause 153, page 91, line 35, leave out "has the meaning given by section 140"...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c316-7 (Link to this contribution) 185: After Clause 150, insert the following new Clause— "Review of system for allocating values to q...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c344 (Link to this contribution) 205: Clause 197, page 120, line 4, at end insert "including the protection of centres of excellence"...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c344-7 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 205 seeks to protect centres of excellence in early years education when the new budgetary...

Baroness Verma | 714 c347 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, following on from the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, we also wish to raise some points on ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c347-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand the concern expressed, although I gave reassurance at the Committee stage. Gi...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this debate and for giving me the opportunity to offer the reassur...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 714 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am indeed Garden, but there is also the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, which ad...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c342-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I find that Hansard is really wonderful at tidying things up, but I am not quite sure how ...

Baroness Verma | 714 c344 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Garden and Lady Howe, for their contributions and for t...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c348-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to those who have taken part in this short debate. I take some comfort from ...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c349 (Link to this contribution) I will read the note and look for more inspiration. The precise question was how we will monitor it ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c339-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for her support and to the Minister for h...

Baroness Verma | 714 c340 (Link to this contribution) 202: Clause 193, page 112, line 24, at end insert— "( ) A local authority may not provide early chil...

Baroness Verma | 714 c339 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall keep my comments brief on this topic. We support the intentions of the noble Baron...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c338 (Link to this contribution) 200: Clause 190, page 111, line 23, at end insert— "( ) In section 66(4) of the Children Act 2004 (c...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c338-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendment would ensure that the first set of child safeguarding targets, which have re...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c337 (Link to this contribution) 199: Clause 189, page 110, line 34, leave out from "subsection" to end of line 38 and insert "(9) fo...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, have considerable sympathy with these amendments. There are some difficulties, per...

Baroness Verma | 714 c340-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this clause inserts new provisions into Part 1 of the Childcare Act 2006 which imposes dut...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 714 c341-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches pay tribute to the very high standards seen in local authority childre...

Lord Lucas | 714 c331 (Link to this contribution) 187: Clause 171, leave out Clause 171 and insert the following new Clause— "Objective The QCDA’s obj...

Lord Lucas | 714 c331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this will be my last attempt to be helpful. I have tried to fashion the QCDA’s objective t...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c331-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very sorry to hear the noble Lord’s suggestion that this is his last amendment, but I...

Lord Lucas | 714 c332 (Link to this contribution) Yes, he does, my Lords. Amendment 187 withdrawn. Clause 175 : Assistance etc. in relation to quali...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c332 (Link to this contribution) 188: Clause 175, page 101, line 6, leave out from "setting" to end of line 9 and insert "criteria un...

Baroness Verma | 714 c332 (Link to this contribution) 191: Clause 188, page 106, line 16, leave out "or Academy"

Baroness Verma | 714 c332-4 (Link to this contribution) I shall address my remarks to Amendments 191 and 193, which we raised in Committee. They are designe...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c334-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I might make a few comments on this rather mixed bag of amendments. It is a bit li...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c335-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to respond to the curate’s egg before us. Amendment...

Baroness Verma | 714 c337 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. I am sure that they will both ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c366 (Link to this contribution) 224: Clause 257, page 160, line 30, leave out "by the Secretary of State" 225: Clause 257, page 16...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c366 (Link to this contribution) 222: Before Clause 245, insert the following new Clause— "Careers education in schools: England (1) ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c367-8 (Link to this contribution) 228: Clause 263, page 162, line 20, after "sections" insert "(Meaning of "completing a Welsh apprent...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c366-7 (Link to this contribution) 226: Schedule 16, page 240, line 10, column 2, at end insert— 227: Schedule 16, page 243, line 12,...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c365-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if we are trading trades unions, the NAHT is also against it, as are the ASCL and the NUT,...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c353 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have considerable sympathy with most of these amendments. It is essential that there is ...

Baroness Verma | 714 c352-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we return to issues that we covered in Committee. I hope that the Minister will feel able ...

Baroness Verma | 714 c355 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, but may I have some clarification of where the board of governors comes in all that conv...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c353-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can I remind the House that it is vital that there continue to be strong, effective relati...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c350 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 224 to 227, 229 and 230. These are minor and technical am...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c349 (Link to this contribution) 207: Schedule 13, page 232, line 39, after "60" insert "on those grounds"

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c350-1 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak also to Amendments 211 and 212. We now come to the proposed new school complaints syst...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c350 (Link to this contribution) 208: Clause 201, page 121, line 40, at end insert— "( ) The Secretary of State shall issue regulatio...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c355 (Link to this contribution) The board of governors would be responsible for developing a school’s behaviour policy.

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c349 (Link to this contribution) I interpret that as, "We will keep an eye on them". I hope that is exactly what will happen. I hope...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c356-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was hoping that the Minister would say that. In light of that, I beg leave to withdraw t...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c356 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would not want to pre-empt what future Ministers might want to do, but it would be very ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c356 (Link to this contribution) To continue, I thank the noble Baroness for telling me a little more about the sorts of head teacher...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c356 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for her reply, and agree with her about the benefits of a good complaints syste...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c356 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if it would help at all, the school governing body is involved; a member is usually respon...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c355-6 (Link to this contribution) They would, my Lords, but when we refer to a school in the Bill, the school is actually its board of...

Baroness Verma | 714 c355 (Link to this contribution) The Minister said that if parents and children felt that the school was not responding to their comp...

Baroness Verma | 714 c355 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness referred to parents and pupils feeling that they had no redress at the school. I ...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c355 (Link to this contribution) Normally, we would expect the school’s own procedures to be followed first and foremost. A school wo...

Baroness Verma | 714 c359 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her response. The Minister has offered some reassurances th...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c358-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think I can give the noble Baronesses the reassurance that they are looking for. On Amen...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c360 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 217A, and I apologise that it was tabled late. This group ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c359 (Link to this contribution) 217: Clause 241, page 149, line 13, at end insert "subject to the discretion and professional judgem...

Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 714 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I applaud the amendments and very much support them.

Baroness Verma | 714 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. We agree with the intentio...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall not reiterate what I said in Committee. I understand the concern of the noble Baro...

Baroness Verma | 714 c357 (Link to this contribution) 213: Clause 237, page 142, line 26, at end insert "but does not include property such as lockers and...

Baroness Verma | 714 c357 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have tabled these amendments to continue in our quest to ensure that teachers are given...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c365 (Link to this contribution) I said that we would be aligning the production of data for any reporting with existing data streams...

Baroness Verma | 714 c365 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister sits down, did she answer the question on the cost of producing the reports?

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c364-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to respond to this short debate. Amendment 221 removes the duty for schools...

Baroness Verma | 714 c363 (Link to this contribution) Our amendments wish to address the concerns raised by the NUT, which believes that Clause 243 create...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c365 (Link to this contribution) We are debating the question of what works. I am saying that this will work and the NASUWT says that...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c365 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for her response and the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for her support. I am afra...

Lord Low of Dalston | 714 c363 (Link to this contribution) If I may, I should like to say a few words on this group of amendments. I seem to have caught the la...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c361-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for her support and the Minister for her reply. I already ha...

Lord Lucas | 714 c263 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, wanted to address the questions of the untoward innovations that have been inserte...

Lord De Mauley | 714 c262-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall focus on the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp. They preclude th...

Lord Elton | 714 c263 (Link to this contribution) I wish to add a grace note in favour of what my noble friend has just said. The object of the amendm...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c257-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 130 is a drafting correction to ensure consistency between Parts 3 and 4. In mov...

Lord Young of Norwood Green | 714 c256 (Link to this contribution) 130: Clause 109, page 70, line 2, leave out "are" and insert "is"

Lord Ramsbotham | 714 c260-2 (Link to this contribution) Like other noble Lords, I listened intently to what the Minister had to say and I was not wholly tak...

Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 714 c258-60 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak to my three amendments in this group, Amendments 131, 132 and 133. As the noble Lord i...

Lord Lucas | 714 c283 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the noble Baroness’s attention to my Amendment 164, but I am left asking...

Lord Elton | 714 c277 (Link to this contribution) The local authority, not the YPLA, is reporting this, so my question is what the control is on the l...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c314-6 (Link to this contribution) 172: Before Clause 140, insert the following new Clause— "Power to determine minimum requirements (1...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c362 (Link to this contribution) 218: Clause 243, page 150, line 18, leave out "at least one other relevant partner" and insert "a gr...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c339 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after Committee in the other place, my right honourable friend Ed Balls committed to holdi...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c358 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 213A, 213B, 215 and 216 in this group. Following our debate in ...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c305-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by saying how much I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, about the need t...

Lord Lucas | 714 c287-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join my noble friend and the Liberal Democrats in recommending these amendments—or, at t...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c292-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 162, 166, 168 and 184. In doing so, I will refer to a num...

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 714 c356 (Link to this contribution) Bottles of champagne can be very handy at all times. However, I will make one attempt here to be cle...

Baroness Walmsley | 714 c362-3 (Link to this contribution) I shall also speak to Amendment 219. Both amendments refer to school behaviour partnerships but I sh...

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