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Education Bill

Asked if the Prime Minister minded having to rely on the Conservative vote in order to get the Education Bill through, the PMOS said that as people knew, he could not get involved in Party political matters. However, the important thing today was what the actual outcome was for schools, pupils and teachers. On that basis, the important thing was that the reforms were carried through.

Asked if the Prime Minister believed that, as was often the case with previous Prime Ministers, for example that "one was enough" in terms of votes, the PMOS said that the important thing was that the reforms that the Government had set out that gave freedoms to schools to develop, or measures on school disciple were carried through. The important thing was not the process, but rather, the outcome.

Asked if there would be no more concessions, the PMOS replied that he had been asked the same question many times, and the position on clarifications had been set out in the letter to MPs by Ruth Kelly, and we had nothing to add to that.

Asked if the Prime Minister was engaged in meeting MPs before the vote, the PMOS replied that as he had said in the last weeks, the Prime Minister had done, and continued to do what was necessary to try and win the argument. It was a matter, however, for the House.

Asked if there was any urgency in getting the Education Bill on the Statute books, the PMOS replied that the important thing was that we did get it on the Statute books, and clearly, we believed that the reforms were necessary and that schools wanted them. Therefore, the sooner, the better.

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