Technical and Further Education Bill

My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. One of the most interesting things about Britain is that we produce more accountants than almost other country in the world. People who are numerate can become an accountant and with an accountancy qualification they can earn a lot more money than they can by being a teacher. An accountancy friend of mine said years ago, “The reason we have so many accountants in Britain is that we are so bad at maths, we need accountants to do our work for us—our tax returns and so on.” I am digressing.