A Bill to make provision to require all institutions of further and higher education in receipt of public funds to allocate places on merit; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
7 April 2011
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This bill would require all publicly funded further and higher education institutions to allocate places on merit. It aims to ensure admissions decisions are based on merit rather than other criteria, with additional provisions to support that approach.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons. The provided records show a first reading in October 2010 and a second reading in March 2011; no further stages are listed in the data.
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21 Oct 2010
4 Mar 2011
This Bill was negatived on division at second reading. This means that it will make no further progress through the House.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 October 2010. This is known as first Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
If you require any further information about the Bill then please contact the sponsoring Member, Christopher Chope.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
