New Clause 8 - Abolition of School Organisation Committee
Education Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
Mrs Angela Watkinson (Shadow Minister, Education; Upminster, Conservative)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
The new clause would abolish the school organisation committees. That is because the Conservative party wishes new schools to be established wherever it can be demonstrated that there is parental demand, and new schools to be opened by faith groups, charities, voluntary organisations, the private sector or groups of parents. In those circumstances, the functions of the school organisation committees would be redundant.