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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way during what is, as usual, an eloquent and perceptive speech. One of the great concerns in my constituency is the number of young people who, despite all the good work so far, are still progressing through primary and secondary education without their needs being identified; sometimes quite profound underlying difficulties and problems are not picked up. Does the hon. Gentleman see a role for the children's trust boards to be much more proactive? They could, for example, go to the GP sector or the schools themselves, say that such children are slipping through the net in large numbers and ask what is being done about it.