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Special Educational Needs

: The hon. Lady is making my point for me. No children should be excluded on the basis of behaviour shown as a result of their disability—that would be a breach of the 1995 Act. I know that she is trying to have a dialogue with me. I have told her that I am saying not that such exclusions never happen because the law has changed, but that they are illegal and that redress is available that needs to be taken up by Members of Parliament, parents or whoever until the teaching profession and others in education realise that it is now against the law to exclude in that way, notwithstanding any push on behaviour in classrooms and schools. Such a push would not justify discriminating against children with special educational needs. Unfortunately, I have nowhere near enough time to deal with all the excellent points made. However, I should like to make it clear that we have had an excellent debate on an issue that we will come back to. I agree very much with Members who said that there are difficulties with the statementing process—particularly the tribunals. They are quasi—