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HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsI will take the hon. Lady back to the closure of schools during lockdown. We now know that that had a profound impact on many children, for a host of reasons. I know that the…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsAnother Government initiative that helps academic performance, as well as the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of children, is the primary physical education and sport…07 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on his recent honour, and I share some of his concerns about the widening of the eligibility around civil legal aid in these…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateOver and above the up to 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds and 15 hours for disadvantaged two-year-olds, there is also tax-free childcare that could help to…26 May 2022HANSARDFamily Justice System ReformI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his answer. Our family courts, of course, remain under significant pressure. It is welcome that there is additional funding for the likes of…24 May 2022HANSARDFamily Justice System Reform17. What steps his Department is taking to reform the family justice system.24 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI welcome this serious and substantial report, which is rightly ambitious for vulnerable children right across the country. It builds effectively on the Munro review, the Children…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillFive years ago, in the run-up to the 2017 general election, an organised group of people forced their way on to my property, where my family were living. We had just had a baby…23 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI very much welcome the measures to put the victims code on a statutory footing, because these are very basic rights that need to be upheld for anyone who is a victim of crime.…11 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 May 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewIf we were to read through the SEND reforms in the Children and Families Act 2014 and the accompanying code of practice, we would see that that is a blueprint for the system that…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Great British Railways Headquarters: Crewe BidMy hon. Friend is making an excellent and compelling case for the GBR HQ to be based in Crewe. He will appreciate that I am also aware of the deep pride and passion that the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDPhysical EducationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the benefits that I saw when I was responsible for school sports as Children’s Minister was from programmes in the inner cities where…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPhysical EducationI thank all hon. Members who contributed to this afternoon’s debate. Although I cannot speak for the Labour party, a one-line Whip has been circulating for an hour or two, which…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPhysical EducationI could not agree more with my hon. Friend’s last comment about the premium, which I was privileged to help set up in my time at the Department for Education. I am delighted that…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPhysical EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered physical education as a core subject in schools. As always, I am delighted to have you in the Chair, Mr Hosie, for this important…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I fully endorse the Prime Minister’s statement, which is a significant step forward. However, while we want to get more confidence back into the country, people will also want…21 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthThe fact is that we are all in this debate this afternoon because we all care about the mental health of children right across the country. For me, this is an opportunity for us…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI think all of us are very moved by what my hon. Friend has had to say. Does she agree that her point about the battles she described demonstrates how important it is that, as the…04 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI am enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech and agree with his comments. Does he agree that in the past, too often the default position for those with Down syndrome as they grew up was…04 Feb 2022