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Education Bill
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Mr Stephen Timms (Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Skills; East Ham, Labour)
I say categorically, on behalf of my party, that under no circumstances would we do that. I hope that the h G would give the same reassurance on behalf of his party. Any future Government could repeal sections 449 to 462 of the Education Act 1996, and that would have that effect, but I think that we would both wish to give the assurances that our parties would not do that.