Is she aware of a written answer given by the Minister of State, Home Office, the hon.
Friend makes a telling intervention.
Column 647 in the education system today. The problem is that people are leaving the profession because of bureaucracy and red tape. What annoys teachers, head teachers, governors and parents is that unlike the Minister of State, Home Office, the Secretary of State fails to recognise the impact of his policies on the morale of the profession and the crisis that his actions have generated in our schools. Come and spend a week in Kent. That is what is happening in our schools under the Labour Government.