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HANSARDAffordable ChildcareOn Saturday, I met a constituent who was about to return to work from her maternity leave after having her second child. Her childcare costs for a three-year-old and a…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityI am grateful for that intervention in the last sentence of my speech. As I just said clearly, Labour’s announcement so far is our fully costed pledge to deliver free breakfast…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityUnder the circumstances, it is a relief as well as pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Reform of Children’s Social CareI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. The independent review of children’s social care rightly called for a “radical reset” of a system it described…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFurther to the point raised by the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher), the horrific revelations this week concerning the Hesley Group in Doncaster, with reports of…26 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenWe know that 200 children across the country are missing from accommodation for which the Minister is responsible. That is nearly seven classrooms of children, or about an entire…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickWhen Sarah Everard was abducted from a street in London not far from my constituency and brutally murdered by a serving police officer with a history of predatory behaviour, the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcare: Accessibility, Affordability and QualityChildcare is essential social infrastructure that underpins our economy by supporting parents to work. Yet in 2022, more than 5,000 childcare providers closed, and more than half…16 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsThe Minister mentioned the compensation scheme, as she believes it to be an outstanding example of success. That is not the view of the Home Affairs Committee and it is not the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this important debate. The availability and…20 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI was looking at a message from a constituent this morning who told that he went to A&E having waited four weeks for a GP appointment. Does that not speak to a lack of investment…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAnother dental practice in my constituency recently handed back its NHS contract. When I contacted local NHS management about the impact of the closure, it stated that the area in…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsDuring the early months of the pandemic, I was contacted by PPE suppliers known to the NHS—they were long-term suppliers—who told me that their offers of help were being rejected.…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Pulmonary Embolisms: DiagnosisI am grateful for the opportunity to bring to the House the issue of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Given the content of this debate, I put on the record that my husband is…30 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. The new clause proposes a small but significant amendment to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)I thank the hon. Member for that intervention. The new clause would impose a duty of co-operation on registered social landlords, which is designed to deal exactly with such a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [ LORDS ] (Second sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the shadow Minister for his support for the new clause. I am grateful to the Minister for her engagement and discussions prior to Committee stage, and for…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSEND Delivery: Rural AreasWhile this Government have been preoccupied with their own internal disputes, the trashing of the UK economy and an endless merry-go-round of ministerial reshuffles, children with…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareIt is indeed the case that local authorities with the flexibility to divert more resources into this area have that benefit, which can be significant. The independent review of…24 Nov 2022