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13. a) Skim text 2 and state which idea of the previous text this text develops.

b) Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box.

Text 2

But choice and voice have limitations and the Government has taken steps to mitigate and  ... these risks. Badly designts choice - and voice-based ... may favor the better off. Whether the machanism is choice or voice or some combination of the two, reliance on bottom up pressure from citizens may ... equity as articulate, confident, better off middle classes profit at the expense of the less capable ... . For example, choice-based ... were introduced into the New Zealand school system in the early 1990s. But, unlike choice-based reforms in Sweden and the UK, fewer ... were put in place around schools admissions policies. The result was increased ... based on income and ethnicity. At the same time, the quality of teachers in deprived schools .... . Badly designed initiatives may lead to increased segregation between social and ... groups. Economist Julian Le Grand discusses the possiblity that "in education, selective schools may the most able pupils leaving "sink" schools for the remainder." More generally other evidence also supports the view that, poorly designed, choice-based systems can lead to increased segregation.

The Government recognizes these risks and has put in place safeguards and design conditions across ... providing help with the costs of making choices for those who need it, such as covering the costs of transport to alternative schools and hospitals. For example, the Schools White Paper extends the right to free school ...  for children from poorer families to their three nearest secondary schools within a six-mile radius (when they are outside walking distance). The government provides high-quality information, guidance and advice, ...  to those who need it most. The Schools White Paper, for example, introduces better ...  for all parents when their child enters primary and secondary school, and dedicated choice-advisers to help the least well-off parents to exercise their choices.
The Government ...  the voices of the less well-off are heard. For example, people who ...  the confidence and communication skills needed to articulate their views can be supported by community champions and the Community Empowerment which have been established in the 88 most deprived areas and opening up new and more innovative ways of consultation that ...  to a wider range of people, such as citizens'juries.
The Government ...  service providers from selecting the least costly to treat or most able to learn "cream skimming" by, for example, putting in place funding regimes that reflect the higher costs of providing a service for certain groups.
The Government prevents poorly performing or failing providers and increasing the supply of good services and service providers. Ultimately, the greatest safeguard against adverse effects on social inequalities and segregation is to make sure there is an increased ...  of good schools, hospitals and other public services. Choice has a key role to play in this - with ...  following user choices so good performers are rewarded and can expand, and poor performers ...  - but so top-down performance management, competition and contestability and measures to improve the capability of central and local government and public service workers.