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HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will now respond to this group of amendments, which relates principally to the academy legal framework. Amendment 41, proposed by the noble Lords, Lord Storey and Lord…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]We plan for the review to be launched in the coming weeks. I cannot give the noble Baroness an exact date, but I think I am allowed to say “shortly”. I have probably said more…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I will come back to the noble Baroness on that point. I do not have the answers to hand but I will write to her. We believe that there will be circumstances where it is right to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Of course, we will take that into consideration. I was not aware of the noble Baroness’s concerns. To echo that, there are two measures which are more substantial, which relate to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank your Lordships for your contributions. I confess to being puzzled about the concerns on groupings, because those were agreed through the usual channels.…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I start by acknowledging the noble Baroness’s last comments. I will endeavour to come back on the next day of Committee with more clarity on the points she raises. I thank my…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank your Lordships. I will keep my remarks extremely brief, because we covered many of the points raised this afternoon when we debated this clause on the first day of…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I apologise to the noble Baroness. I do not think there is much I can add beyond what I have already said, which is to underline that as soon as I can clarify further, I will.…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I must explain to the Committee that I am not able to give a firm date on that today, but as soon as I am able to, I will update the House.13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Tempting as it is to take power into my hands and give the noble Baroness the answer straightaway, she knows very well that this is something we need to agree more broadly within…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My noble friend is right—the thing we should principally be concerned about is improving the education of our children. I will be more than happy to meet my noble friend or any…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I undertake that we will provide guidance—in inverted commas—whether that is formal guidance or setting out examples in a letter as the noble Baroness suggests. I will need to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall now speak to the group of amendments relating to Clause 3, ahead of the question being put on whether Clause 3 stands part of the Bill. First, I shall speak to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords for their amendments relating to trust governance structures, parental representation and engagement, and the definition of “parent” in the Bill.…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall begin by speaking to the first group of amendments, which are mostly amendments to Clause 1 tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Chapman and Lady Wilcox. Clause…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I know that it is unusual to intervene this way round, but just to clarify for the noble Lord, in the schools White Paper we said that we will consult on the exceptional…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I move on to the second group of amendments. As I have spoken at length on the first group on the intention and rationale behind Clause 1, I hope that your Lordships…08 Jun 2022