Perhaps I may follow that up. That is two parents in a multi-academy chain board. E-ACT has been mentioned by me. As I understand it, it has 23 schools and one academy chain board. Out of all those schools, only two parents would have any kind of representation. They could not possibly be representative in any way of the views of the parents in 21 other schools.
Education and Adoption Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 February 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Education and Adoption Bill.
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