stephen timms: research by the suntrust shows the turning schools into academies doesn't necessarilymprove them. thousands of excellent primary schools, parents want them to continue to be maintained by the local authorities. why are ministers planning to overrule parents and force those schools to become academies? i think all the evidence shows that academies work. let me give the house of commons the evidence. those schools that converted into academies 88% of them are either outstanding or good schools. if you look at the sponsored academies often failing schools, if you listen to, look at what happened with the schools that were failing, sponsored by academies, you see on average a 10% improvement over the first two years. all the evidence is the results are better, the freedoms lead to and weather problems intervention happens far more quickly with academies. million more's children in good or outstanding schools. and i say let's finish the job. huddleston: the prime minister has met many great people. but he has yet to meet the asparagus man. overcome that to omission by joini