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  <p>The Aye-voters failed to change the text of the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldbills/014/2005014.htm"> School Transport Bill</a> to prevent it from removing current entitlements and widen its scope and prevent local authorities charging for school transport.  </p>
  
  <p>(more detailed summary needed)</p>
  
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  I beg to move amendment No. 9, in page 2, line 28, at end insertâ
  
  '(2A) A school travel scheme may notâ
  
  (a) reduce the current entitlement of the parent of any child who attends primary school and who lives more than two miles from that school,
  
  (b) reduce the current entitlement of the parent of any child who attends secondary school and who lives more than three miles from that school, or
  
  (c) remove an existing entitlement to free transport of the parent of any child in special education.'.
  
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  With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments:
  
  No. 1, in page 2, leave out lines 32 to 39.
  
  No. 10, in page 2, line 36, at end insertâ
  
  '(3) The policy to be set out under sub-paragraph (1) shall not discriminate financially against parents and children in rural areas.'.
  
  No. 11, in page 2, line 36, at end insertâ
  
  '(4) The policy to be set out under sub-paragraph (1) shall not discriminate financially against the parents of any child who attends his nearest denominational or other school as defined under the admission policy in force within the local education authority.'.
  
  No. 13, in page 2, line 36, at end insertâ
  
  '(3) The policy to be set out under subparagraph (1) shall include details of concessionary fares including, but not limited to, the following categoriesâ
  
  (a) a child who is part of a family with two or more siblings,
  
  (b) a child who is not treated as a protected child under 7(1) below but whose family income is less than the average family income for the scheme authority's area, and
  
  (c) a child whose current transport costs are covered by a discretionary fare scheme.
  
  (4) Where a concessionary fare scheme is not in place to cover a child in any of the categories in subparagraph (3) above, a statement shall be included in the policy explaining why such arrangements have not been made.'.
  
  No. 14, in page 3, line 3, after 'home', insertâ
  
  'or,
  
  (ii) as a consequence of his special educational need or disability he is unable to use transport ordinarily available to children without that special educational need or disability who attend the same school and he attends eitherâ
  
  (a) the nearest suitable school; or
  
  (b) another school, where it has been agreed with the scheme authority that he should be registered at that school as a consequence of his special educational needs,'.
  
  <p class="italic">It being Five o'clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker, put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Order [28 October].</p>
  
  <p><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 147, Noes 233.</p>
  