ADULT EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL LIFELONG LEARNING - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Motion text

That this House expresses its profound concern that, in light of the Department for Education and Skills' decision about targets and priorities for the allocation of the Learning and Skills Council's spending, the indicative budgets put forward by the Department for Education and Skills and the Learning and Skills Council will result in the loss of at least 200,000 adult education places at further education colleges, according to the Association of Colleges' estimates, including courses in basic skills which lead to higher level literacy and numeracy courses; notes that poor adult literacy and numeracy cost the economy as much as £10 billion a year; further notes the economic, social and community benefits of adult education; condemns the detrimental effect that Government targets and the establishment of the Learning and Skills Council have had on the further education sector; further notes with concern the £330 million administration costs of the Learning and Skills Council; and calls on the Government to follow with genuine action its Manifesto statement that adult education is vital to vocational lifelong learning.

Signatures (82)

Supporters (82)
Withdrawn signatures (0)

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

O'Brien, Mr Stephen

Cameron, Mr David

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Bellingham, Mr Henry

North West Norfolk

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Bacon, Mr Richard

10 October 2005

Blunt, Mr Crispin

Boswell, Mr Tim

20 October 2005

Bottomley, Sir Peter

Brazier, Mr Julian

3 November 2005

Brokenshire, James

Cable, Dr Vincent

Liberal Democrat

Campbell, Mr Gregory

Democratic Unionist Party

East Londonderry

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Islington North

Djanogly, Mr Jonathan

Dodds, Mr Nigel

Democratic Unionist Party

Dunne, Mr Philip

10 October 2005

Evans, Mr Nigel

9 November 2005

Evennett, Mr David

Bexleyheath and Crayford

Fabricant, Michael

Fraser, Mr Christopher

South West Norfolk

Garnier, Mr Edward

Gillan, Mrs Cheryl

Chesham and Amersham

North Wiltshire

25 October 2005

Greenway, Mr John

10 October 2005

Gummer, Mr John

Suffolk Coastal

Hammond, Mr Philip

Runnymede and Weybridge

Hammond, Stephen

Hancock, Mr Mike

Liberal Democrat

Portsmouth South

Harper, Mr Mark

Liberal Democrat

South Holland and The Deepings

Heald, Mr Oliver

North East Hertfordshire

Hendry, Charles

10 November 2005

Hermon, Lady Sylvia

Ulster Unionist Party

Holloway, Mr Adam

Jackson, Mr Stewart

Jenkin, Mr Bernard

10 October 2005

Johnson, Mr Boris

Laing, Mrs Eleanor

Lansley, Mr Andrew

10 October 2005

South Cambridgeshire

Liberal Democrat

Manchester, Withington

Lewis, Dr Julian

New Forest East

East Worthing and Shoreham

May, Mrs Theresa

14 October 2005

McDonnell, John

Hayes and Harlington

McIntosh, Miss Anne

Mercer, Patrick

Miller, Mrs Maria

12 October 2005

Moss, Mr Malcolm

North East Cambridgeshire

18 October 2005

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Murrison, Dr Andrew

Newmark, Mr Brooks

10 October 2005

Paice, Mr James

South East Cambridgeshire

Pelling, Mr Andrew

Croydon Central

Weston-Super-Mare

Pritchard, Mark

Robinson, Mrs Iris

Democratic Unionist Party

South West Bedfordshire

Spelman, Mrs Caroline

Streeter, Mr Gary

South West Devon

Syms, Mr Robert

North West Leicestershire

Finchley and Golders Green

Watkinson, Angela

Whittingdale, Mr John

Maldon and East Chelmsford

Willetts, Mr David

7 November 2005

Wilshire, Mr David

Winterton, Sir Nicholas

Rugby and Kenilworth

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

Amendments (1)

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

ADULT EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL LIFELONG LEARNING (Amendment 1)

leave out from `condemns' to `Council' and insert `calls for reform of the Learning and Skills Council'.

Annette Brooke

Liberal Democrat, Mid Dorset and North Poole

10

signatures

EDM 292A1: tabled on 16 June 2005