Education and Inspections Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 6:00 pm on 17 October 2006.

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Photo of Lord Elton Lord Elton Conservative 6:00, 17 October 2006

My Lords, will the Minister, in his own time, consider whether it is possible to get a mentor into this process if the parent is agreeable? If a parent were not willing or able to appear and a child had an appointed mentor, it would seem sensible that the mentor should be able to appear in place of the parent.