. >> george howarth. >> does the prime minister accept that one consequence of a prison sentence is thatose serving them are unavailable to reoffend? >> yes, absolutely, i mean, that is absolutely right. that is why prison is there. that is why prison is there. but the fact is, i believe that prison can work. the fact is that it is just not working properly at the moment. when we have got those reoffending rates, the cost of each prison place and the appalling problem of drugs in prison, we have got to reform. if the labour party wants to put itself on the side of the argument of simply defending the status quo, it is making a great mistake. if ever there were a part of our public services that needed radical reform to make sure that prison does work, then now, that is it. >> stephen lloyed. -- lloyd. >> given the chancellor's recent comments stating that the uk is open for business, i should like to ask my right honorable friend the prime minister why foreign students who come here to study at english language schools for a period greater than six months and contribute an estimated £600