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HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareWe need to have a higher aspiration for children across the country to be supported by the best possible services. I welcome the Minister’s comments on the ongoing work to achieve…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI thank the hon. and learned Member for his intervention. If he thinks that 50% of children’s services departments across the country being rated as “inadequate” or “requires…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareThe hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) referenced the importance of training and support for professionals working with vulnerable children and young people, and the…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) and the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing this important debate,…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementFor the first time in decades women are leaving the workforce, largely to take up caring responsibilities for their families. In that context, it is astonishing that the…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Conflict in EthiopiaIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair today, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) on securing this important debate. The…16 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIn my seven and a half years in this place, I have never known a time like this. Our country was already straining and buckling under the weight of 12 long years of austerity, the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIt was already so hard for young people in our country to afford to get on to the housing ladder, and it is devastating for so many of them that that challenge has been made even…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEarly Years Childcare: Staff-Child RatiosIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Harris. I am grateful to the Petitions Committee for securing the debate and to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood Crimes: Effectiveness of Police Community Support OfficersPolice community support officers have a vital role to play in tackling neighbourhood crime and building trust and confidence in policing at a community level, because they are…14 Nov 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood Crimes: Effectiveness of Police Community Support Officers5. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of police community support officers in tackling neighbourhood crime.14 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingMy recent written parliamentary question revealed that 220 children have gone missing from Home Office-procured accommodation. We hear reports from across the country of the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]The need for secure, genuinely affordable social housing is one of the biggest issues facing my constituents. It forces too many of them into the instability of temporary…07 Nov 2022HANSARDColleges Week 2022It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing the debate. He has a long track record of…27 Oct 2022HANSARDColleges Week 2022Can I get some clarity from the Minister on her plans for level 2 and 3 BTECs?27 Oct 2022HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportAs one of the Members representing a part of the London Borough of Lambeth, with my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) sitting next to me, I pay tribute to…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI welcome the Minister to her place. She inherits the Government’s SEND review, which has caused widespread concern among parents of children with SEND that the Government are…24 Oct 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: Criminal Justice System Reform12. What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.18 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing the debate and on the work she does to raise…18 Oct 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: Criminal Justice System ReformUnder this Conservative Government, people can be fined for cycling on the pavement but not for following a girl walking home from school. The problem is so widespread that…18 Oct 2022