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HANSARD Reform of Children’s Social CareI join other Members in welcoming the range of commitments made in today’s statement in response to the care review, not least the £200 million of funding, which I suspect was…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: BacklogI thank the Solicitor General for his answer. Further to the point raised by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), in the first three quarters of 2022 there…01 Feb 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Backlog5. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling the backlog of cases in the criminal justice system.01 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023It is a pleasure to be able to speak about this important draft statutory instrument. I welcome the extension of the list of responders under the Civil Contingencies Act. In…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ4. For our most vulnerable children, school is often their principal place of safety as well as education, but as reported in my review of school exclusions for the Government in…25 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenWhat assessment has my right hon. Friend’s Department made of the availability of specialist foster carers able to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children? In light of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. The care, education and support that children receive in their earliest years has the biggest impact on their future life outcomes; that is why the affordability,…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI thank the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for securing this important debate. Those of us who see this issue as one of the priorities of any Government, whatever…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is what was behind the staying-put reforms, as well as the introduction of “staying close” for those who are not in foster care—they have…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Education Committee is absolutely right. The Mockingbird project, which was mentioned by the hon. Member for York Central, is a good example of…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI thank my hon. Friend again, and also for the work he did on adoption as Children’s Minister. Another area that we have addressed, which has made a significant difference to…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI was hoping not to have to intervene on the hon. Member. She started off by talking about how much consensus there was on children’s social care, but I think she has to be a bit…24 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022
Draft Armed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022I am pleased that the hon. Member has raised the issue of family make-up, especially when fostering is involved, as well as adoption. Of course, there is also special…26 Oct 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Energy SupportLike many others here, I am delighted that my hon. Friend has secured the debate. My constituency of Eddisbury is like hers, with a high proportion of people off the grid. There…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI think the whole House and many of our constituents can support the energy price guarantee and support scheme, but in constituencies such as mine many households are off-grid.…19 Oct 2022HANSARD NATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandAlthough not in the circumstances that any of us would have wanted, the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is, as the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) rightly said, a…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI join other Members in congratulating my right hon. Friend on her appointment as Secretary of State for Education, which is probably the best job in Government, apart from…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI agree that the certainty that those budgetary increases year on year provide schools in my constituency and across the country is extremely important, but the Department is also…06 Jul 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillOf course it is right that mitigations are considered during the Bill’s passage. As the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson), will be aware,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ11. When our family adopted my two brothers in the 1980s, support for adopters, whether that be financial, therapeutic or professional, was minimal. By the time I became a family…15 Jun 2022