ABOLITION OF OFSTED

Early day motion 1356, tabled 11 January 2006 by Ken Purchase (Labour). Signed by 18 members.

That this House applauds the massive additional Government spending on education over the last seven years but is dismayed to learn that one in eight school age children are being taught inadequately; believes that this demonstrates failing and dilatory Ofsted inspection routines; deplores the fact that despite more than 10 years of its operation Ofsted has allowed this situation to develop; and calls on the Government to abolish Ofsted and apply its annual expenditure of £208 million more effectively by returning local inspection duties to local education authorities.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 1.