Orders of the Day — Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:03 pm on 20 March 2001.

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Photo of Barry Sheerman Barry Sheerman Chair, Education Sub-committee 5:03, 20 March 2001

I hope that my right hon. Friend does not mind being squeezed by both sides of Huddersfield in such quick succession. Although some Labour Members disagree with some of Baroness Blatch's comments in another place. some parts of her speeches were good. She put her finger on the fact that there is a lack of consistent research into assessment and long-term outcomes—to consider what we actually do for those children over time. We need such research to check that evaluation is right, that what we are doing is right and that it leads to a successful outcome.