that he will not be steering any legislation through the House in his new position. He will know that the number of university applications from young people in Britain has dropped by nearly 10% for this year, as a direct result of the disastrous decision to raise tuition fees to 9,000. Why will the Government not find time for a debate on the subject -- in Government time -- rather than leaving it to the Opposition? Mr Lansley: When the Opposition have wished to present an issue for debate and have chosen the issue of tuition fees, I have announced it as a consequence. I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his reference to legislation. I wonder whether he meant by it the piece of legislation which, shortly after its introduction, he described as "consistent, coherent and comprehensive". Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con): It is clear from what the Prime Minister said yesterday at Prime Minister's Question Time, and will be clear from the statement that we shall hear shortly, that a considerable number of initiatives are being taken throughout Whitehall to promote growth and jobs. Indeed, it is sometimes quite difficult to keep up with what is being done. Could the Leader of the House arrange for a quarterly statement to be deposited in the Vote Office, in which every Whitehall Department reports to the House on the initiatives that it is taking to promote growth and the progress of those initiatives? Mr Lansley: I will of