DebateGeneral CommitteeTuesday, 30 June 202614:30

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament's Delegated Legislation Committee will examine technical regulations that update school establishment rules to align with the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026. These consequential amendments adjust how new schools are approved and created under the new legislation, dealing with administrative procedures rather than major policy shifts.

This affects how local authorities and the Department for Education establish new schools going forward. While procedurally routine, the regulations determine the practical framework for school creation and licensing, influencing capacity planning in education systems across the country.

Education

MPs most likely to speak

Josh MacAlisterLabour Party

Whitehaven and Workington

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on education (45 times, 40pts); Known positions: education: supportive, education: neutral, education: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Helen HayesLabour Party

Dulwich and West Norwood

Spoken on education (69 times, 40pts); Known positions: education: supportive, education: questioning, education: neutral (30pts); Committee: education committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Saqib BhattiConservative and Unionist Party

Meriden and Solihull East

Shadow Education — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on education (35 times, 40pts); Known positions: education: opposed, education: questioning (20pts)Voting record

Laura TrottConservative and Unionist Party

Sevenoaks

Shadow Education — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Venue: 48 Commons Chamber debates (×0.85); Spoken on education (47 times, 34pts); Known positions: education: opposed, education: supportive, education: questioning (26pts)Voting record

Darren PaffeyLabour Party

Southampton Itchen

Spoken on education (40 times, 40pts); Known positions: education: supportive, education: questioning (20pts); Committee: education committee (20pts)Voting record

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

MPs most likely to speak

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