The problem with the back to education scheme was that it was too successful. People were glad to take it up and glad to receive an education. They did so in such numbers that the Department could not cope. In response, the time for which one has to be out of work has been raised from six to 18 months. How mean can one get? I am surprised anyone on the Government benches would attempt to justify it. If they seek a comparison, they should look at post-Thatcher Britain where a similar voluntary scheme, the work based learning for adults scheme, is in operation. Its provisions are virtually the same as ours. The criteria to obtain a place are that one must be aged at least 25, not on another government funded training programme and continuously unemployed for 26 weeks or more. In this country, the Government proposes to extend the period of unemployment to 18 months despite the fact that we are always priding ourselves on our wonderful education system. Education is said to be the key to success. It is, but we intend to keep it for ourselves and to further disbar people from accessing it.