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It is also worth remembering that any such assessment should also take account of what is available in the local schools and the quality of education they represent. Some are not good and many home educators took their children out of schools primarily because they are failing their children. Home education is expanding and I suspect it will continue to do so as parents vote with their feet, taking on enormous responsibilities for the sake of their children. There has been recent press comment on this, as the Minister and other noble Lords will know. Policy needs to develop equally quickly.