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HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I am going to finish now. Learners and employers deserve a properly independent Skills England with the authority and accountability to drive real change. I urge the Government to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I have looked beyond the AELP briefing, thank you very much. This is a critical area of Government policy, and it is important to get it right from the start. That is just a…25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I agree. That cross-departmental and cross-industry working is a critical reason for the need for a truly independent body. The implication for standards development is also…25 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I am moving this new clause on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine).…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 13 Foster carers’ delegated authority for children in their care “(1) Where a child (‘C’) who is…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am moving the new clauses on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron). Many hon. Members will know that he has long been a champion of the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 11 Benefits of outdoor education to children’s wellbeing “(1) The Secretary of State must,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 39 Establishment of Child Protection Authority “(1) The Secretary of State must, within six…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I move this new clause on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart), who is herself a school governor,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 38 Consultation on the structures of governance for local authority and academy schools “(1) The…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. Home education is a choice taken by parents for a number of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned . —(Vicky Foxcroft.)06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move that the clause be read a Second time. I am moving new clause 3 on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman). The Children and Families Act…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. Broadly, the Liberal Democrats welcome clause 51 and its counterpart, not least because we desperately need new…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Amendment 46 is very similar to amendment 33, in the name of the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, in that it removes subsection (3) and condition A, and for much the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The Liberal Democrats welcome the new requirements on local authorities in the clause to assess whether certain…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)My understanding is that this change follows a trend of children being deprived of their liberty outside the statutory route by being housed in unsuitable accommodation not…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Third sitting)Apologies.23 Jan 2025