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Monday 22 May, 2006 No. 266 ISSN 1748-7625 This issue of the EPM Weekly Bulletin covers parliamentary activity connected with education, children's services and training from 15 to 19 May 2006 and future activity planned beyond that. Reports of debates, full lists of education early day motions and education statutory instruments, along with answers to a cross-section of written questions, are contained in the series of reports circulated with this Weekly Bulletin or soon after its publication. New items added for the first time to the 'Forthcoming' sections below are shown thus: *** The full text of debates is available electronically. To order the full text of a debate, send an email to epm@educationpublishing.com quoting the reference number on the right hand side of the pages below. Main Items
House of Commons Debates on adult education
House of Lords Debate, British Values in English Schools
Scottish Parliament Legislation, Stage 3: The Scottish Schools
(Parental Involvement) Bill
Scottish Parliament Oral Questions: EU, Drugs, Nurseries,
Pregnancies
Welsh Assembly Debate, Safeguarding Children
Welsh Assembly Debate, H. M. Chief Inspector's
Annual Report on Estyn
House of Commons.
Debates Tuesday 16 May Westminster Hall Debate HC 2006/0194 Adult learning. Helen Jones (Lab, Warrington North) introduced a debate in Westminster Hall on further education and adult learning. Tuesday 16 May Westminster Hall Debate HC 2006/0195 Adult education. Louise Ellman (Lab, Liverpool Riverside) introduced a debate in Westminster Hall on the proposed closure of part of the Liverpool Community College, which had provided basic courses for adults for 30 years. Allied Activity Wednesday 17 May. Child Support Agency. Westminster Hall Debate. Ian Lucas (Lab, Wrexham) introduced a debate on the Child Support Agency and the case of Diane Mellor. ###Wednesday 24 May. Nursing training. Westminster Hall Debate. Laura Moffatt (Lab, Crawley) will introduce a debate on nursing training and practice. Committees ###Wednesday 17 May. The Education and Skills Select Committee took evidence on the dispute between universities and academics from Dr Geoffrey Copland, Vice Chancellor of University of Westminster and chairman of Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA); Professor Les Ebdon, Vice Chancellor of University of Luton and Member of UCEA board; Jocelyn Prudence, Chief executive, UCEA; and Peter Thorpe, UCEA; Sally Hunt, General Secretary, AUT; Steve Wharton, President, AUT; Roger Kline, Head of Universities Department, NATFHE; and Andy Pike, Universities Department, NATFHE. ###Wednesday 17 May. A select committee on human rights warned the Government that its plans in the Education and Inspections Bill to give more powers to discipline teachers could breach human rights legislation. ###Monday 22 May.The Education and Skills Select Committee will take evidence for its inquiry into citizenship education from Simon Goulden, Executive Director, United Synagogue Agency for Jewish Education; Nick McKemey, Head of School Improvement, Church of England; Dr Mohammed Mukadam, chairman, Association of Muslim Schools UK (also, Head, Leicester Islamic Academy); and Oona Stannard, Chief Executive and Director, Catholic Education Service. EDMs There were four early day motions covering education, children's services and training tabled in the House of Commons last week. One concerned the dispute between the universities and their academics. Another was concerned about the continuing gap in educational achievement between black and white students, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Written Ministerial Statements There were ministerial statements from DfES Ministers on various EU meetings to do with education and youth. There was also a statement on the teachers' pension scheme. There was a statement from Harriet Harman, Minister of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, on the child care proceedings review. Future Activity Tuesday 23/Wednesday 24 May. Legislation. Education and Inspections Bill, remaining stages. Thursday 24 May. Oral questions, DfES.
House of Lords.
Debates Wednesday 17 May Unstarred Question HL 2006/0196 Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LDP, Life) asked Her Majesty's Government: "What consultations they will undertake on the teaching of British values in English schools?" Allied Activity Friday 19 May. Debate. The Archbishop of Canterbury introduce a debate on the role of the churches in the civic life of towns and cities, the churches' partnership with other bodies and the part they play in addressing the problems of deprivation. Committees None. Future Activity ###Monday 22 May. Targets. Starred Question. The Baroness Sharp of Guildford (LDP, Life) will ask HMG: "Whether they have any plans to change the current system of targets and testing applied to schools?" Wednesday.24 May. Legislation. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL] report stage. ###Wednesday 7 June. Legislation. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL] third reading.
The Scottish Parliament.
Debates Thursday 18 May Oral Questions, General SP 2006/0197 EU; substance abuse. Two education questions were asked during the general questions session. One concerned young people who had taken part in a forum on the EU. The other concerned children in families where parents are substance abusers. Thursday 18 May Oral Questions, First Minister SP 2006/0198 Nurseries; pregnancies. Two education questions were asked during First Minister's questions. One concerned hygiene standards in child care nurseries. The other concerned parental education and underage pregnancies. Committees The Education Committee met on Wednesday 17 May. The Committee took evidence at Stage 1 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill. The Committee also considered an update from the Scottish Executive on the child protection reform programme. The Education Committee will next meet on Wednesday 24 May. It will take evidence on the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill.
Welsh Assembly.
Debates Tuesday 16 May Oral Questions, First Minister WA 2006/0199 During questions to the First Minister there were three questions on education, covering Welsh lessons for adult learners, surplus places in schools and primary education in Cardiff. Tuesday 16 May Delegated Legislation WA 2006/0200 There was a brief debate on delegated legislation covering the science curriculum and the functions of the GTC Wales. Wednesday 17 May Oral Questions, Health WA 2006/0201 During questions on health and social services there was a question bilingual teaching in the university college Bangor school of nursing. Wednesday 17 May Oral Questions, Sport WA 2006/0202 During questions on culture, the Welsh language and sport there was a question on the Dragon Sport Initiative. Wednesday 17 May Debate WA 2006/0203 Children. Jane Davidson, Education Minister, introduced a debate on safeguarding children. Wednesday 17 May Debate WA 2006/0204 Estyn. Jane Davidson, Education Minister, introduced a debate on HM Chief inspector's annual report on Estyn. Committees The Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills Committee met on Thursday 18 May. Its agenda included scrutiny of the Assembly Learning Grant and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. It received a presentation on the youth service from the WAG. The Committee also considered its operational plan for 2006-07. The Education Lifelong Learning and Skills Committee will meet on 7 June, 22 June, 5 July, 20 September, 5 October, 18 October, 9 November, 22 November and 7 December 2006. The Committee on School Funding met in private on Wednesday 17 May. The Committee on School Funding will next meet on 8 June. Future Activity
Abbreviations used in Education Parliamentary Monitor
All Alliance Party (of Northern Ireland)
CB Cross bench peer
Con Conservative Party
DCA Department of Constitutional Affairs
DfES Department for Education and Skills
DUP Democratic Unionist Party
EA Education authority (Scotland)
EDM Early day motion
EH Elected Hereditary. An hereditary peer elected by
other peers as a Peer of Parliament
ELB Education and Library Board (Northern Ireland)
Green Green Party
HC House of Commons
HEFC Higher Education Funding Council
HL House of Lords
HMG Her Majesty's Government
Ind Independent
Lab Labour Party
Law Law Lord
LDP Liberal Democrat Party
LEA Local education authority (England and Wales)
LH A life peer who is also a hereditary peer
Life A life peer
LSC Learning and Skills Council (or local learning and
skills councils)
Law Law Lord
NIWC Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
OPQ Oral Parliamentary Question
PC Plaid Cymru/The Party of Wales (Welsh Nationalist)
PMQs Prime Minister's Questions
PQ Parliamentary Question
RfA Our Research for All service
SDLP The Social Democratic and Labour Party
SF Sinn Fein
SHEFC Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
SI Statutory instrument
SNP Scottish National Party
SSCUP Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
SSP Scottish Socialist Party
UUP Ulster Unionist Party
WAG Welsh Assembly Government
WPQ Written Parliamentary Question
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