Schools White Paper

My Lords, I will put three quick questions to the Minister. He has made much of the improvement in quality that has so far taken place as a result of initiatives from the Government such as the literacy hour, the numeracy hour and Teach First. Another important initiative that they have taken has been continuous professional training and development for teachers and, as has already been mentioned, leadership training. Does he not realise that the structural change that is being proposed cuts across so many of these other initiatives? There is a limited amount of change that organisations such as schools can absorb at one time. Is he not aware that by doing this he will cut across many good initiatives that will be put on hold while the school reorganises itself yet again. It has happened in the National Health Service and it is destabilising it. Is he not in danger of destabilising the education service as a result of these reforms? Secondly, the Minister said very firmly that trust schools can opt out of the national curriculum and can employ staff on their own terms. But the question is about admissions. What does,"““we will promote admission systems that extend access, and ensuring fair admissions””," mean? I do not understand that phrase. Can he explain it to us?