The Countess of Mar

Former Crossbench Peer

Autonomy for Schools

There have been votes in Parliament on giving greater autonomy for schools, including on if more schools should be able to obtain the financial and managerial freedom from local authority control associated with "academy" status, and the degree of freedom schools ought have in relation to admissions policies.

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the Countess of Mar voted against greater autonomy for schools

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Major votes

  • On 17 Oct 2006: the Countess of Mar voted no on Education and Inspections Bill — Local Authorities to encourage 'Foundation' status — rejected Show vote

Scoring Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

Minor votes

  • On 30 Oct 2006: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — Stop faith schools requiring that candidates for headteacher posts belong to the relevant faith — rejected Show vote
  • On 30 Oct 2006: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — Faith schools must accept pupils from outside the faith — rejected Show vote
  • On 24 Oct 2006: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — IGCSE for state schools — rejected Show vote
  • On 10 Jul 2006: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 — rejected Show vote
  • On 2 Mar 2005: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Requirements to be Registered with General Teaching Council — rejected Show vote
  • On 24 Feb 2005: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Abolish Independent Appeals Panels — rejected Show vote
  • On 3 Jul 2002: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Leave out Clause 11 (Form or invest in companies) Show vote
  • On 26 Jun 2002: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Allow schools to set their own Drugs and Alcohol Policies — rejected Show vote
  • On 17 Jun 2002: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Exemption of Innovative Projects from legislation — rejected Show vote
  • On 14 May 2002: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Remove regulations concerning Annual Parents' Meetings Show vote
  • On 14 May 2002: the Countess of Mar was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Schools Forums only set up if a majority of governing bodies voted for one — rejected Show vote

Informative Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

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