Schools White Paper

My Lords, does the Minister understand that more choice for parents and pupils can be an irresistible formula for success? Will he also accept that the head teachers’ professionalism and capacity for leadership and capability for inspiration are vital to the future of every school and that his White Paper surely encompasses that objective? To what extent if any has the Secretary of State for Wales contributed to his White Paper? If he has not, the British Prime Minister has shared his vision for English schools in his publication. What shall we expect for Wales? Is the current Welsh schools system sufficient, or shall we expect Statements for Wales as well?