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HANSARD Welfare ReformMy right hon. Friend co-chairs the child poverty taskforce. Can she tell the House what analysis she has undertaken of the impact on child poverty of the reforms she is announcing…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Minister has set out the Government’s commitment to increasing the take-up of free school meals for children who are already eligible, as well as a number of practical…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 1, new clause 2 and amendment 2, all in my name. The amount of time afforded to the Education Select Committee to undertake detailed…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI rise to speak in support of new clauses 3 and 4, which both stand in my name. The Education Committee was afforded little time to undertake scrutiny of this important Bill, but…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe right hon. Gentleman is raising a number of technical considerations about the implementation of a project that is no doubt very ambitious. But does he not hear the cries from…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Chris Bloore) on securing this important debate and on his excellent speech. The starting point for thinking about mental…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsAmong children and young people who suffer the most acute mental health challenges are looked-after children and young people, all of whom will have experienced some kind of…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingThe deep crisis in our SEND system, which is one of both funding and delivery, is letting down far too many children, and requires urgent action. Will the Minister update the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister) for introducing this Bill and for his work to advance the debate on the need…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillThe Education Committee will certainly continue to take this issue extremely seriously and to monitor what happens, and I will say a little about that in a moment. We know that…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for helping me out at a difficult moment. I have now found the correct place in my speech, and I will tell him what I believe should happen next.…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillIf the hon. Gentleman will bear with me for a moment, I will come to some of the points that I think he wanted to emphasise. In the end, in both those cases—seatbelts and…07 Mar 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 ReportMy thoughts today are with the survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster and the 72 families who are still mourning the loss of a loved one. I pay tribute to their immense dignity,…26 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]The further education and skills sector is of strategic importance, and equipping our workforce with the skills that employers need is critical for economic growth. Ensuring that…25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. I was delighted recently to visit a school in my constituency, and a careers fair that gave young people the opportunity to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI thank the Secretary of State for her statement today. I welcome the news that St Luke’s Church of England primary school in my constituency will be one of the early adopters of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDUmana Yana restaurant in Herne HillI rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of Dulwich and West Norwood. The petition is in support of a restaurant called Umana Yana in Herne Hill in my constituency. It…12 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw OilfieldsThe highly respected Grantham Institute, chaired by Lord Stern, said that a UK Government decision to proceed with Rosebank and Jackdaw would “signal to all other fossil fuel…10 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI thank the Minister for her statement, and I associate myself with her remarks about the tragic incident in Sheffield. The consultations that the Minister has announced are being…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI congratulate the hon. Member on bringing this important debate. My constituents are served by Crown post offices in Brixton and on Lordship Lane in east Dulwich. Both those town…30 Jan 2025