I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way before he gets to the adoption section of his speech, and I congratulate him on becoming the Chair of the Education Committee. What does he think about the conclusion of the Committee’s report published earlier this year, which stated that it was still too early to say how much the academies programme had helped to raise standards? Ofsted has said the same thing: there is no evidence that the academies model is the best way of improving standards. So why are he and his party so adamant that that is the way forward, and why are they closing down parental consultation at the same time?
Education and Adoption Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Lucas
(Green Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Education and Adoption Bill.
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