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Dear...

Thank you for your letter via e-mail. I am pleased to inform you that I
have signed The Early Day Motion (EDM) mentioned in your letter as well
as another on the same matter.

Early Day Motions
EDM 1784
HOME EDUCATION
01.07.2009
Farron, Timothy
That this House recognises that an estimated 45,000 to 150,000 children
are educated at home; believes that parents should be allowed and
supported to home educate; notes with concern the proposals put forward
in the recent Badman Review; expresses particular concern at the lack of
consultation involved in conducting the review; considers it
unacceptable that local authorities are able to circumvent their
responsibilities to pupils who are being home educated; accepts the need
for a system of support to ensure that home educated children receive a
good quality of education without creating an excessive and damaging
degree of bureaucracy; and calls on the Government to strike the right
balance between allowing parents the freedom to give their children the
widest possible educational opportunities and ensuring that all children
receive a well-rounded education.
EDM 1785
HOME EDUCATION AND THE BADMAN REVIEW
01.07.2009
Field, Mark
That this House acknowledges and celebrates the hard work of the many
home educators in Britain who teach their children to an exceptionally
high standard; recognises the excellent value they represent to the
Government; notes with concern the conflation of welfare concerns with
education issues in Government statements on home education; further
notes with concern the recommendations of the Badman Review which
suggest closer monitoring of home educators, including a compulsory
annual registration scheme and right of access to people's homes for
local authority officials; and calls on the Government to focus on its
own ability to fulfil the Every Child Matters objectives rather than
undermine the independence and integrity of home educators by enforcing
the Badman recommendations.

Yours Sincerely

Gregory Campbell MP