Member

Amendment 427BA mirrors that put down by my honourable friend the Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, which the Minister in the other place committed to addressing in writing. We have not been able to find his response, so it would be helpful if the Minister could clarify this. At the risk of being repetitive, can she explain what problem in relation to academies the Government are trying to solve with this clause? In case the Government have not already thought this through and quantified it, I have put down Amendments 431A and 506D, which would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on the impact of the educational institution standards on schools of different types that are not maintained by the local authority, before commencement of these changes.