Thursday, 25 October 2001
The Secretary of State was asked—
If she will make a statement on her plans to widen participation in further education.
By what means her Department will ensure that educational standards are maintained when the private sector is involved in school management.
What support her Department gives to postgraduate students.
What her estimate is of the rate of return of capital in schools funded wholly or partly by PFI contracts.
What assessment she has made of the relationship between class size and examination results.
If she will make a statement on this year's A-level results.
What plans she has to establish more sixth form colleges. Sheffield has—
What assessment she has made of teaching staff shortages in (a) further and (b) higher education.
If she will make a statement on the Connexions service for young people.
What impact she expects the expansion of the specialist school scheme to have on the standards of those schools that remain outside the scheme.
The Solicitor-General was asked—
What assessment she has made of the success of the efforts of the CPS in implementing the youth justice pledge.
When she expects to introduce legislation to allow courts to take account of the views of the victims of crime.
What plans she has for the CPS to work in partnership with other agencies to combat domestic violence.
Will the Leader of the House please give us the business for next week?
We now come to the main business—the first part of the third allotted Opposition day. I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3210) dated 21st September 2001,...
I beg to move, That this House takes note of European Union document no. 14174/00, a draft Council regulation laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mrs. McGuire.]
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