I thank the Minister for the figures she has just given us but is she saying that there have not been cases where a school has been designated to be an academy but has not been able to continue because there is no sponsor? She mentioned some 700 sponsors. Are these organisations just waiting in the wings for a letter saying, “Will you take over this school?” or is this a plan for if and when this Bill is implemented? It is not clear what the figure of 700 involves.
Education and Adoption Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 November 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Education and Adoption Bill.
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