Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Nick Mathison on .
- MLA
- Mr Nick Mathison
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5581535
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I thank the Member for giving way. You said that you were bringing your remarks to a close, and I just wanted to draw you back to your opening remarks in which you said that the Bill "in its current form" is not acceptable. I entirely agree. My wife was a teacher for nearly 20 years. She is now not a teacher in the system, so I do not have to declare that interest, but I know at first hand how hard teachers work. I visit schools every week in my constituency. Teachers are absolutely at breaking point, so I do not disagree with any of those points. However, you used the phrase "in its current form". Is there not some scope to improve it, and, if we cannot improve it at Committee and do that work, can we not then vote down the clause that causes the concern?
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