Yes, Prime Minister1986

[discussing Hacker's proposal to allow parents to choose their children's school]

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
In any case, we're not talking about health; we're talking about education. And, with respect, Prime Minister, I think that the DES will react with some caution to your rather novel proposal.

James Hacker:
You mean they'll block it.

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
I mean they will give it the most serious and urgent consideration, and insist on a thorough and rigorous examination of all the proposals, allied to a detailed feasibility study and budget analysis before producing a consultative document for consideration by all interested bodies and seeking comments and recommendations to be included in a brief for a series of working parties who will produce individual studies which will provide the background for a more wide-ranging document considering whether or not the proposal should be taken forward to the next stage.

James Hacker:
You mean they'll block it.

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Yeah.