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HANSARD Funded ChildcareI am not sure what the hon. Lady means when she says that people in Bristol cannot access the system, but if she sends me the details, I shall be happy at look at them, because, I…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareThe hon. Lady is right that we need more staff. I think she refers to the estimate in time for September 2025, rather than for the first part of the roll-out in April, which is…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareI will try to pick out the questions from the bluster. On the £120 million, this is a specific issue that affects September 2024 onwards, where we allocated to local authorities…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareMy right hon. Friend has written some articles, which I have read, proposing that very idea. We think that our present system is the best way of achieving what we want to achieve,…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareThe current legislation states that people cannot access Government money for looking after their own children, although it can happen in a larger setting. We have no plans to…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareWe have seen a 4% increase in the number of staff in 2023, compared with 2022. None the less, part of the reason why this is a phased implementation and expansion of childcare is…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareThe hon. Gentleman has made an important point, and he is entirely right. We have heard from great organisations such as Dingley’s Promise that providers have not given places to…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareMy hon. Friend has been campaigning on this issue since she arrived in this place. The tax-free childcare code issue was a specific issue caused by parents needing to reconfirm…22 Jan 2024HANSARDFoster Carers: Allowances and Tax ArrangementsIt is a pleasure, Sir Graham, to serve under your chairmanship. I start by thanking all those who have signed the petition on this important issue; I also thank the Petitions…15 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) on securing the debate. I know how passionate he is about ensuring that his…11 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social CareThe Prime Minister has been clear about the importance of family in ensuring children can thrive and this Government are determined to put families at the heart of society. I am…18 Dec 2023HANSARDEducationWe are investing £2.6 billion in capital funding to transform the special educational needs and alternative provision system , and there is a 36% increase in revenue funding to…18 Dec 2023HANSARDEducationWe are investing £2.6 billion to transform the special educational needs and alternative provision system. That has included a 36% increase in funding to Birmingham, where the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDEducationIn October, the Government announced the allocation of £289 million of start-up and expansion funding to local authorities for wraparound care, which we know supports parents to…18 Dec 2023HANSARDEducationIn October, the Government announced the allocation of £289 million of start-up funding to local authorities for wraparound care, which we know supports parents to work, as well…18 Dec 2023HANSARDChild Safeguarding Practice Review: Government ResponseToday, the Government have published our response to the recommendations made by the child safeguarding practice review panel (the panel) review into safeguarding of children with…18 Dec 2023HANSARDKinship CareAs the hon. Lady knows, we are committed to publishing the first ever strategy for kinship carers before the end of the year. She will not have long to wait.13 Dec 2023HANSARDKinship CareWe comply with the public sector equality duty in considering how our policy decisions impact on individuals with protected characteristics, and we have complied with that…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. We know that school-based provision works best when all staff are clear about how to support mental health, which is why…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will write to the hon. Lady about that.11 Dec 2023