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HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that it would be fantastic for families and babies if more dads took up shared parental leave. Of course, as he will know, that has been…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeIt has been such a pleasure to work with the hon. Lady on this topic for so many years. I just want to put on the record that it is not 75 family hubs, but 75 upper-tier local…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on Standardsrose —03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI will just finish, because time is pressing. A colleague texted me today to say: “Achieving change in this place is tough, but today’s amendment could lead to a standards system…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. We have worked together on this for many years. I must make clear to her that the amendment is not looking at the independent complaints and…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsAs I just said in response to the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), I share the concern that we are bringing this forward today. I…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, which came up time and again during consideration of the independent complaints and grievance scheme. It was made very clear that, in a…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI am incredibly sympathetic to what the right hon. Lady says. In fact, I was about to come on to what many in the Chamber are asking, which is, “Why bring forward this review…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI am very disappointed in the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), because, in effect, he is accusing me, having worked with me over years on achieving…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ11. I want to really thank my right hon. Friend for his support for the early years healthy development review and, in particular, for the half a billion pounds of new money at…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am so grateful to my right hon. Friend and to our brilliant new children’s Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), for their commitment to giving every…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWill the hon. Lady give way?27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI am glad that the hon. Lady, whom I consider a friend, has given me a chance to tackle that, because the standard response is “What about Sure Start?” I have paid tribute in the…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I should know that by now. Of course, those Ministers have gone on to fulfil a fantastic pledge for every baby. I also pay tribute to parents and…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWhat a fantastic Budget. It is fantastic for all sorts of reasons. It demonstrates how incredibly well our Chancellor and our Government did during the covid pandemic in…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHarry DunnI pay tribute to Harry’s mum, Charlotte, and Harry’s dad, Tim, for their incredible courage in determining that they will achieve justice for Harry one way or another. They have…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHarry Dunn9. If she will hold discussions with her US counterpart on the death of Harry Dunn.26 Oct 2021HANSARDGlobal Green Investment Bank3. What steps he has taken to prioritise support for a global green investment bank in COP26 commitments.20 Oct 2021HANSARDGlobal Green Investment BankI congratulate my right hon. Friends on the Front Bench on the net zero strategy that the Government published yesterday. Unlike Opposition Members, I see that a net zero strategy…20 Oct 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekDoes my hon. Friend agree that, along with all the things she is talking about, we need a joined-up set of start of life services, such as the Government are already working so…23 Sept 2021