Clause 20
Education and Inspections Bill
1:00 pm

Greg Mulholland (Shadow Minister (Schools), Education & Skills; Leeds North West, Liberal Democrat)
I hope that the Minister will deal with the question whether to require a two-thirds majority rather than a straight majority. Does she not feel that a 51—49 per cent. split in a vote on a governing body could lead to a lack of confidence in a new trust? That would not be a strong basis for setting up a new type of school.
