Therefore, the outcome is a consequence of success rather than of failure. Gentleman will also know that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has repeatedly stressed how much he values that range of provision. The Government have done a great deal to try to work with, support and assist such voluntary groups, and we shall continue to do so. My right hon.
Friend is aware of the hon.
Gentleman's concerns, but I fear that I cannot undertake to find time for a special debate in the near future. May I reinforce the point made by the hon. My right hon. Friend will have heard that The Wall Street Journal has the mistaken view that Britain is under quarantine and that causes great concern in Chester, which is important to my constituency. Live that the deputy leader of Cumbria county council, which covers a rural area, has expressed her concern about such comments.