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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS AND THE CONDUCT OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVATE SECRETARIES (16 April 2002)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the honourable Members for Wythenshawe and Sale East, Battersea, Blackpool South, West Lancashire, Wolverhampton North East and Milton Keynes South West, all serving as parliamentary private secretaries to Government ministers, have given their backing to the introduction of a Bill which would abolish Britain's grammar schools, abolish the ability of specialist schools to offer education to pupils with an aptitude in their specialism, in direct contradiction to the stated aims of the Government; applauds the role played by specialist and grammar schools in building educational excellence; and calls on the Government publicly to disown those who backed the proposal.

Sponsored by:
Lord Grayling (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
51
85%
 
 
Independent
3
5%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Reform UK
1
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Labour
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (60 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr John Baron
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
UUP
David Burnside
Con
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
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
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling (Sponsor)
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Lord Howard of Lympne
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Con
Lord Pickles
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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