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The article discusses recent happenings that made headlines in various newspapers this week in Great Britain. Education continued to get a bad press this week, with the on-going A-level controversy and the case of death threat from boys from Surrey. Three strikes and you're out, is an American law and order concept that gives long jail sentences to criminals on their third offence. This concept was in limelight this week. The British House of Commons returned from its long summer recess this week to resume its proceedings.

The article reports on debates on education in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This article presents information on education early day motions and education statutory instruments, along with answers to written questions from the parliament. Member of the parliament Charles Clarke made an oral statement on the Government's Green Paper Every Child Matters. The advocate general for Scotland was asked about the legality of an act of the Scottish Parliament. The Conservatives devoted one of their Opposition Day debates to criticising the Government over the teacher shortage and the problems caused by a lack of adequate funding following changes to the system of local government grant.

The article informs that from time to time the Great Britain House of Commons has special question sessions in the Westminster Hall debating chamber on subjects that cut across the normal Government departmental boundaries. Politician John Randall from Uxbridge asked about the links between school exclusion and antisocial behaviour and the Minister for Children, Margaret Hodge, agreed that there was a link between them but no evidence to understand the cause. During further discussion, the Minister said that she hoped to publish a green paper on youth issues next year, which would look at ways to positively engage young people so that they did not become involved in antisocial behaviour.

The article presents details of early day motions (EDMs) on education tabled in the House of Commons from 7 to 11 July 2003. Member of the House, Ronnie Campbell, believes that the guidelines set by the Department for Education and Skills which excludes people claiming working tax credit from applying for free school meals for their children is unfair; and believes that any household whose annual income is below the amount of £13,230 should be eligible to claim. It is reported that the House is concerned that the inability of the honourable Member for Barking to carry out the duties of Minister for Children is impeding the Government's progress in presenting to the House the Green Paper on Children at Risk.

The article presents information on all written statements by Ministers in the Great Britain House of Commons and the Great Britain House of Lords concerning education and the wider children agenda published between February 6 to 10, 2006. The Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Bill Rammell, said that he had written to heads of all English higher education institutions explaining how the British Government is taking forward the commitment outlined in paragraph 7.10 of the 2003 White Paper "The Future of Higher Education."