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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q How do you think the Bill will help to stop children falling through the net? How can it help to support families, in the cost of living crisis, with the costs associated with…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q You were talking about “broad and balanced”. Given the 47% drop in arts subjects at GCSE, do you feel that more needs to be done to ensure that we have an even broader range of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)I am very pleased to hear it.21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q We heard from the National Association of Head Teachers that they wanted to see more collaboration, and some concern was expressed that not enough collaboration was taking place…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last week I met a young dad at Derby City Mission who had been sleeping rough until he used its Safe Space night shelter. He was then able to move into one of its bedrooms,…20 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseUnregulated and uninsured souped-up electric scooters have been a real source of antisocial behaviour in Derby. Our police and crime commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has been…16 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetDerby North.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI met women from the endometriosis support group in Derby, and so many reported that they had had to give up work because of their symptoms as well as the huge delays in their…15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetDoes my hon. Friend agree that we need to grow the skills necessary to build the service and maintain our submarine fleet? Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby is doubling the size of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanA barrier to the growth of data centres for AI is their need for power. Rolls-Royce in Derby is at the forefront of small modular reactors and micro-reactors. SMRs are small…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI just wish to say that, nearly a decade after the national independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was set up, it is high time that the victims who so bravely gave evidence…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI spent seven years managing a team of barristers on a public inquiry, and I have some insight into the benefits and limitations of public inquiries. Does the right hon. Member…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI rise to speak to three points: free breakfast clubs, the clauses dealing with kinship care, and—having spent the past seven years managing a team of barristers on a public…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe evidence is clear on the real benefits that breakfast can give our children and young people. Secondly, the Bill requires local authorities to consider kinship care before…08 Jan 2025HANSARDYouth Guarantee23. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the youth guarantee on young people in Derby North constituency.16 Dec 2024HANSARDYouth GuaranteeMel was out of work and homeless, but YMCA Derbyshire saw only her potential, not her disadvantage. Now, she is at Toyota and on track for a leadership role. Its working assets…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History Monthindicated assent.12 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History MonthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on securing this debate. Derby has the largest number…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Sussex Circus Fish Bar in Chaddesden for its 50 years of frying, and its owner Ronnie, who was two weeks old when his…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAt the Excel parking on Copeland Street in Derby, some residents are getting parking fines if they do not pay for their parking within five minutes. I am pleased that the…05 Dec 2024