§ Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)You will be aware, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that there is a crisis in funding for education in Leicestershire. That is not a party-political point: it is agreed by all the representatives in the county. As a result of the crisis, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills asking him to see a cross-party delegation to hear the representations of the people whom we represent. This morning, I received a letter from the Minister for School Standards saying that both he and the Secretary of State were far too busy. That is unprecedented in my experience. May I ask you whether it is unprecedented in your experience and whether the Secretary of State has an obligation to see representatives of the people of Leicestershire, on a cross-party, non-political basis, to hear what they have to say about the rotten funding for their education?
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)I share the sense of disappointment felt by the hon. Gentleman. I understand that hon. Members always wish to gain access to Ministers, but I am afraid that that is one of many matters that are not in the domain of the Chair. The hon. Gentleman will have to pursue the matter in other ways.