MPs debate education regulations and faith schools
12 March 2015
On Thursday 12 March, MPs took part in a debate on a motion on education regulations and faith schools. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee. The Members in charge for this debate are Sir Edward Leigh, Robert Flello, Martin Vickers.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
The debate was opened by Sir Edward Leigh, Conservative MP for Gainsborough. This was the second item of main business and followed the debate on defence spending.
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Text of the motion
MPs will debate the motion
'That this House believes that Ofsted should respect the ability of faith schools to teach their core beliefs in the context of respect and toleration for others.'
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.