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  Education and Inspections Bill - Third Reading
  
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  The majority Aye voters agreed that the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/181/06181.i-vii.html Education and Inspections Bill] should be read a Third Time.
  
  It has now passed all its stages in the House of Commons and moves to the [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/divisions.php?house=lords House of Lords] for further deliberation before it becomes law as an Act of Parliament.
  
  
  The main aims of the Education and Inspections Bill were to[1]:
  
  * Allow schools to achieve 'foundation' or 'trust' status - this gives governing bodies greater freedom to manage the school.
  * Reaffirm the existing ban on selection by ability and proposes a ban on interviewing.
  * Give local authorities greater scope to intervene more quickly in failing schools.
  * Ensure local authorities provide free school transport for the poorest families.
  * Enable nutritional standards to be applied to all food and drink on school premises.
  * Allow staff to discipline children for bad behaviour even outside of school.
  * Ensure parents are held responsible for excluded pupils.
  
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  * [1] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/4787638.stm BBC Summary of the Education and Inspections Bill], 8 March 2006
  
  
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