Stephen McPartland, Member of Parliament for Stevenage has been selected to serve on the Education Bill Committee. This is a small committee of MP's whose job is to scrutinise the government's flagship education reforms.

Stephen said "This is a fantastic opportunity to get to the heart of legislation and make a real impact. I work closely with the Education team in Parliament and after I spoke in the Education debate, I was asked to take part. The bill offers us the opportunity to improve educational standards for all pupils, especially those from poorer backgrounds".

The Education Bill covers everything from extending free education for fifteen hours a week to two year olds from disadvanated backgrounds, restoring discipline in the classroom, reforming OFSTED inspections, to Academies and Free Schools.