With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment 69, in clause 20, page 18, leave out lines 11 to 16 and insert—

‘(a) for subsection (2) there is substituted—

“(2) For the purposes of this section—

(a) information as to the views of prescribed persons about the school,

(b) information about the continuing education of pupils leaving a school,

(c) information about the employment or training taken up by such pupils on leaving a school, is to be treated as information about the school.”’.

Amendment 201, in clause 20, page 19, line 15, at end insert—

‘(c) assist in making informed judgments about the comparative effectiveness of individual schools and colleges in providing high quality education, by facilitating comparisons of schools and colleges which have similar pupil characteristics in relation to special needs, economic advantage and disadvantage, and other relevant factors.’.

Amendment 202, in clause 20, page 19, line 19, after ‘England’, insert

‘the OFSTED, subject to the approval of’.

Amendment 235, in clause 20, page 20, line 3, at end add—

‘(4) The use of any information obtained as a result of this section shall be the subject of an annual report to Parliament.’.