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HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the significant challenges relating to attendance. Breakfast clubs are an important part of support for children in respect of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersWe will update the House to ensure that Members are aware of the continuation of the roll-out and its progress, but also so that we can learn how it is progressing as quickly and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersAs my hon. Friend says, breakfast clubs are an important part of ensuring that all children are set up to succeed and every child has the best start in life, but we need to go…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this important area. She is right that breakfast clubs must be fully inclusive and take account of the needs of all children, including…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions. Turning first to the question of funding, there has sadly been some misunderstanding about the funding rates, so I will set those…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI strongly agree with my hon. Friend about the need to ensure that every child has the best start in life. I am grateful for her generous invitation, and I am sure that my hon.…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersWe intend to deliver the roll-out as soon as possible, because we know it is urgent, and we know the difference it will make to children’s lives. Free universal breakfast clubs…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI agree with the hon. Gentleman that there is always more that we can do, and I note that many companies already involve themselves in important charitable works in this area. He…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI am delighted that my hon. Friend’s constituency is part of the early adopters programme. Our breakfast clubs scheme is all about making sure that children get a great start to…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI am confident that the funding being made available to schools will be sufficient to deliver on this programme. The hon. Gentleman quotes the daily per pupil funding rate, but…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the school leaders in his community, who will be a part—a very important part—of our early adopters scheme. I thank them for their…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI do agree with my hon. Friend. The need for action is urgent. We know that far too many children are not achieving all that they can, and are held back by virtue of their…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersWith permission, I will make a statement updating the House on the Government’s work to deliver free breakfast clubs and give every child the best start in life. This is a…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersThrough the early adopters programme, schools will be able to take part in a peer-to-peer support network, so that they can work together to share expertise and approaches at a…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Apprenticeship WeekThis is National Apprenticeship Week, when we celebrate the life-changing opportunities that apprenticeships offer people up and down this country. I want to update the House on a…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to keep these matters under review. We are looking carefully at the Law Commission’s report into marriage published in 2022 and we will respond in due course.05 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis month we celebrate LGBT History Month. LGBT individuals have shaped Britain’s history and continue to contribute greatly to our society. We are also celebrating Race Equality…05 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence Prevention ServicesLet me start by paying tribute to Halifax WomenCentre for its vital work in Calder Valley. I assure my hon. Friend that we will engage across Government, drawing on expertise in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSEND ProvisionMy hon. Friend mentions a vital area. There is an important role for youth services as part of this, but we also need to do much more around safeguarding. The provisions in the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSEND ProvisionI recognise the hon. Gentleman’s interest in this area, and the interest of Members from right across the House in the urgent need to reform the SEND system. However, I gently…05 Feb 2025