I have been in local government. I know a lot about what goes on in local government today. I can tell the noble Baroness that many Labour and Liberal Democrat authorities set out to frighten parents about grant-maintained schools. I do not have the slightest doubt that they set out to frighten parents about this scheme. It is rather patronising for the Front Benches opposite to tell parents that they are unable to make up their own minds.
Most parents are quite capable of making their own decisions.
It would be a great mistake for the Government to accept the amendment. For that reason, among the many that I have given, I hope that the Government will not accept the amendment. I believe that the argument may be slightly misleading. If she were speaking generally of England and Wales, it may well be that more money is available. The provision for vouchers is for only part-time education.