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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS (6 May 2002)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates Professor David Jesson on his recent research highlighting the achievements of specialist schools; welcomes the present Government's decision to adopt the policy of promoting specialist schools which have been introduced by the previous Conservative government; is concerned that the Selective Schools (Transitional Arrangements) Bill promoted by the honourable Member for Bury North, which was passed at the Second Reading with the support of six government parliamentary private secretaries, and Labour and Liberal Democrat members, with the acquiescence of the Government would effectively destroy the specialist schools which are such an important part of our education system; and calls upon the Government to protect the specialist schools by opposing the proposals in the bill.

Sponsored by:
Damian Green (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
52
87%
 
 
Independent
3
5%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (60 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr John Baron
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Alistair Burt
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Derek Conway
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Con
Damian Green (Sponsor)
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Howard of Lympne
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Mr Archie Norman
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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