All 1 Debates between Baroness Whitaker and Lord Elton

Wed 14th Sep 2011

Education Bill

Debate between Baroness Whitaker and Lord Elton
Wednesday 14th September 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Grand Committee
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Lord Elton Portrait Lord Elton
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As the noble Lord is on the question of definitions, I assume that consultation is the same in all statute. It occurs in so many clauses in every statute that everyone knows what it means. As to his second point, Section 88F(3)(e) of the 1998 Act contains the definition of the body which he says is not defined.

Baroness Whitaker Portrait Baroness Whitaker
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My Lords, I do not want to hold up the Minister but I should like to endorse what my noble friend Lord Peston has said. At this time particularly, we need to be careful about foundations or organisations aimed at dividing our community rather than uniting it.