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Academies Bill [Lords]

Debate between Nick Gibb and Sammy Wilson
Monday 26th July 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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The school can continue with an academy order made. That is the point. The academy order can be made in September, but the funding agreement might take several additional weeks afterwards—[Interruption.] No, the school will be open; children will be able to attend a school and an academy order will have been made.

Sammy Wilson Portrait Sammy Wilson
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I thank the Minister for giving way and for his further clarification of the purpose and usefulness of consultation after the order has been made, but does he not accept that once an order has been made, many of those who might have had an interest in the consultation might well deem that there has been a done deal so that the consultation is meaningless? I say that despite the Minister’s assurances today, because the flag locally will be whether or not an order has been made to declare a school an academy.