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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I know that parents who are home educators have faced a tough decision on this. Looking at the information provided, I think it is clear from the Government that we are not…30 Jan 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewI echo the concerns raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray). Just this weekend in my own constituency, we had an incident in our…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)We heard from the right hon. Member for East Hampshire about the involvement of larger and smaller-scale providers in children’s social care, and the Bill covers the other places…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Unity ContractI congratulate the Government and Rolls-Royce on their fantastic and innovative Unity project. As today’s welcome announcement shows, defence is a fantastic pipeline for building…24 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q Keeping children safe and safeguarding are key priorities that you guys have a lot of expertise in. Many experts have talked about the widening attainment gap and the rising…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q How will the Bill support local partnerships? We heard from Sir Jon Coles, the Church of England, the Catholic Education Service and others about collaboration. How will the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back on two points that you made, one of which is on the flexibility around schoolteachers’ pay and conditions. We have the document on national schoolteachers’…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a question in two parts, but before I ask it, when we come to this Committee, we have to make declarations of interest. Can I confirm that you were the Conservative party…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Yes. Sir Jon Coles: I suppose everything we do addresses trying to tackle the gap. We take on schools in areas of severe deprivation, places where schools have failed, where…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q The Minister touched on admissions and I would like to widen that. Positive and best outcomes and the destination of children and young people should be at the heart of every…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q So, to answer my question, you are giving evidence as the commissioner. Dame Rachel de Souza : Always. I would not come to Parliament and do anything else.21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q I am sorry if this is a blunt question, but on 18 April 2022, you wrote an opinion piece for the Telegraph alongside Nadine Dorries, who was then the Culture Secretary. In that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q I want to take a step back from where you would be involved. What do you think the impact will be of creating the duty of safeguarding partnership to make arrangements to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q What is the importance in the Bill of providing a clear legal basis for sharing information with the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children? Paul…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q With your experiences in mind, do you think it is right that local authorities that want to open new schools can currently only seek proposals for academies? Under the Bill,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q It is clear that we need strong partnerships to stop children slipping through the cracks, which happens far too often. What do you think will be the impact of creating the duty…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)For the record, NAHT—National Association of Head Teachers—was my previous employer, before I came to this place.21 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillGood-quality, secure and decent rentals should not be too much to ask, and I thank those landlords who do provide that in my city and beyond. I welcome the Government amendments…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThere are concerns that military accommodation, which I have in my constituency, is not included in the Bill, but one of my main concerns is the immense cut in funding to that…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseProstate cancer costs the NHS around £93 million a year, but more than a third of those costs are avoidable through early diagnosis. Prostate cancer remains the only major cancer…09 Jan 2025