Education Act 2002: Sections 2 and 5

HL Deb 06 October 2003 vol 653 c3WA

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many applications the Secretary of State for Education and Skills has received under Section 2 of the Education Act 2002; and for each application whether it has been:

1. (a) approved;
2. (b) approved with modification; or
3. (c) rejected; and

[HL4580]

When they intend to publish the first annual report under Section 5 of the Education Act 2002 on the powers of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to suspend statutory requirements. [HL4581]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Three applications under Section 2 of the Education Act 2002 had been received by 22 September 2003, all of which have been approved without modification.

The department plans to publish its first annual report under Section 5 of the Education Act 2002 by the end of October 2003.