Academies Bill [Lords]

Does the hon. Gentleman not accept that, first, the Bill requires that there must be consultation and, secondly, that that consultation must be with ““appropriate”” people, so it is inconceivable that some of the stakeholders he mentioned—local people and parents and the local community—would not be deemed to be appropriate? Indeed, ““appropriate”” people, which is a general term, might be a far better description than a specific one which might not cover one particular group.