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HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe right hon. Gentleman will understand that I do not have at hand the precise details of the constituency school that he raises. I would be happy to arrange a meeting for him…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeYes, I can confirm that. The hon. Member is right to draw attention to the critical work of our health visitors and our speech and language therapists, who do some amazing work to…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe hon. Member is right to seek to ensure that families facing extra challenges or struggles and the most disadvantaged families have access to Best Start family hubs. Again, the…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeMy hon. Friend is right about access to both family support services and health services. I have discussed this with the Health Secretary, and I know he takes a keen interest in…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeYes, we will consider the factors that my hon. Friend mentioned. Later in the autumn, we will confirm the allocations across all local authorities for the next phase. That runs…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for everything she does to champion our armed forces communities, not least given their importance to her constituency. I will make sure that we…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I know the Under-Secretary of State for Education, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) has visited and seen at first hand the…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe hubs will be key to our vision for how we better join up education and health services in the community, but they will also work with voluntary and community groups,…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeAt the Budget and at the spending review, we allocated additional investment to support councils. However, I recognise what the hon. Member says about the importance of timely…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on this Government’s vital work to change our country for good by giving every child the best start in life. The…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI agree with my hon. Friend, and we want to ensure that no parent faces parenthood alone. Being a parent is a wonderful joy, but it sometimes comes with many challenges. That is…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I was in Northern Ireland at the end of last year, during which time I was able, as part of my work co-chairing the child poverty taskforce, to meet…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeWe will ensure that voluntary and community groups have an important role to play in our family hubs. I am grateful for everything my hon. Friend does to champion Harlow and his…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right about the importance of mental health in our schools, which is why we are rolling out mental health support teams right across the country. What…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThat was very good. I slightly resisted being drawn into the Oasis references earlier, and now we have moved on to Blur. I will stay out of that one, even though I have my…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for identifying the brilliant work that is already going on in his constituency. Through today’s announcement and the “best start in life”…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all the campaigning she has done over many years to get us to this point. It is only a Labour Government who would bring forward this kind of…07 Jul 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulation InformationOne of our country’s proudest achievements is our world-leading higher education sector, which expands horizons, fosters research breakthroughs and promotes rigorous academic…26 Jun 2025HANSARDEducational Outcomes for BoysAttainment for boys is, on average, lower than for girls. This Government are determined to understand and address the drivers behind that. We are focused on driving educational…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEducational Outcomes for BoysI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s interest in this area and the constructive way in which he is approaching an important topic. I, too, have looked at the research from the…18 Jun 2025