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HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI can absolutely give my hon. Friend that assurance. We wish to see a change in the drive towards an inclusive mainstream as part of this new Ofsted accountability system, and the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionMy hon. Friend puts it very well. We absolutely need to be laser-focused on schools that have consistently underperformed but have not received the support, help or intervention…03 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI absolutely agree. High-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for children. We absolutely need to drive recruitment, but our greatest…03 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)A school would have to operate within the limits of these requirements, so it would probably choose not to introduce these things mid-year. It is really not that complex.30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend puts it in a nutshell. Speaking of additional complexity, I turn now to amendments 59 and 60—I have not picked on those particularly; they just happened to coincide…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The proposal is fairly straightforward. It allows, for example, a secondary school to retain a branded tie and blazer while still being able to brand up to two items—either PE kit…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)It really is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East, who made an incredibly powerful case for why we have brought forward these measures, as indeed did…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Imminently.30 Jan 2025HANSARDEducationOn reunification specifically, “Working together to safeguard children 2023” was updated to ask local authorities to consider “whether family group decision-making would support…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)To be clear, the legislation will require that parents cannot be mandated to purchase more than three branded items, or four including a tie. That includes PE and sports kits. I…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)We are absolutely confident that this limit will make a difference to many families up and down the country, including in Portsmouth North. Some schools already operate within…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)No, the two things do not follow. I said that the limit on the number of branded items applies to PE kits. However, schools still have the freedom to choose how to use that…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)That is not what I said.30 Jan 2025HANSARDEducationOn reunification specifically, “Working together to safeguard children 2023” was updated to ask local authorities to consider “whether family group decision-making would support…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)It is up to the school.30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)Do I still respond to the clause?28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)I am happy to respond to new clause 40, which would require the Secretary of State to publish a national offer for care leavers, mirroring the requirement on local authorities to…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 19 amends sections 20, 21 and 25 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. That Act protects over-18s in regulated social care settings and everyone provided with…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)As the right hon. Gentleman will know, we work on a cross-Government basis. We have regular conversations with colleagues in various Departments to ensure that the offer we…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)As is becoming more evident as the Committee progresses, the hon. Member is very focused on the detail. Obviously, that is something that we will work through as part of our…28 Jan 2025