Clause 3 - Annual and other reports to Secretary of State
Education Bill [Lords]
9:45 am
Mr John Pugh (Education Spokesperson, Education & Skills; Southport, Liberal Democrat)
The Minister appears to be saying that everyone takes heed of this document. I agree that everyone will do so, because it is significant in its own right. I simply suggest that a more formal process might make it clear what lessons could be learnt year by year, but there is no mechanism for that. Points can be made in the Department for Education and Skills, on the Floor of the House and in Select Committee. The document is so significant that it is worth ensuring every year that it does not go through such a process by default. If the Minister has given an assurance that that will never happen, so be it.