Debates between Lord Geddes and Lord Wei during the 2019 Parliament

Mon 18th Jul 2022
Schools Bill [HL]
Lords Chamber

Report stage: Part 1 & Lords Hansard - Part 1

Schools Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Geddes and Lord Wei
Lord Wei Portrait Lord Wei (Con)
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Thank you, I will wrap up.

I have two final amendments in this group. Amendment 86A in my name relates to a refusal to provide info not being sufficient reason to impose a school attendance order on a family. In this instance, the fact that the teacher or home educator did not provide information was seen as evidence that they were not educating their children properly. If you do not provide education and choose on principle not to provide that information, that should not mean that you are not educating your children well or that a school attendance order is put on them. This amendment is to prevent such occurrences happening again.

Finally, I support Amendment 118C on a code of conduct, but others will speak to that. I will give way and let them do that now.

Lord Geddes Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Geddes) (Con)
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I assume that the noble Lord would like to move his amendment?

Lord Wei Portrait Lord Wei (Con)
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I beg to move.

Lord Geddes Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Geddes) (Con)
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My Lords, as I previously advised, I now invite the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, to speak.

Oh, I have been advised that the noble Baroness does not wish to speak.