Morecambe MP speaks of pride to have sat on committee for landmark schools Bill

Lizzi Collinge MP

The MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale has been part of a committee scruitinising a landmark education bill that could bring sweeping changes to schools.

Lizzi Collinge was part of the Bill Committee - her first since being elected - on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The bill was introduced to Parliament in December and passed its second reading last month, and could see sweeping changes to both schools and safeguarding measures for children in the education system.

A Bill Committee takes evidence and examines legislation line-by-line.  

Ms Collinge, who was elected to Parliament in July last year, said: “Sitting on this committee and being so involved in such an important piece of legislation has been an honour.

"We spent weeks scrutinising the Bill line by line, as well as listening to evidence from experts in the field.  

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, said academies were "here to stay", and said it was a "disgrace" that Tory MPs opposed the Bill.

The full Bill can be seen HERE.

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