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HANSARD Accessibility of Railway Stations: Dulwich and West NorwoodI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for all his work on this important set of issues. He is absolutely right to say that full accessibility is about more than simply…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI welcome the Minister’s statement: the expansion of funded childcare hours this week; the future expansion of school-based nurseries; and confirmation of a further three years of…04 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) for securing this important debate. The introduction of the adoption…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the commitment to recognising the Palestinian state later this month. That is an essential step, and there can be no further delay. Israeli Government support for…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastChildren are being starved and shot in front of our constituents’ eyes. They are watching illegal settlers systematically and strategically undermine the Palestinian state. It is…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeGiving every child the best possible start in life should be a driving mission of every Government. Investment in the early years and in a high-quality education for every child…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI thank the hon. Member very much for his intervention, and our report, which we published last week, says exactly that. We have a system of children’s social care that is under…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI agree with the hon. Gentleman. Over my 10 years in this place, I have seen how it has become harder and harder for families to get resources and accountability out of the Child…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, and it is devastating to hear about those disparities across the country. Recently, I was at a secondary school in a very deprived…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank the hon. Member for her question and for all her interest and work in this important area. The report makes strong recommendations for the Government to make the adoption…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for this statement. Today I speak on behalf of the Education Committee and, more importantly, the thousands…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his contribution to the Committee’s report. He is right—he will recall the distressing evidence that we took, which came in the short…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and for bringing his personal experience to the debate. I agree with him about foster carers. We looked in detail at the issue, and the…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for her contribution to the report, drawing on her deep experience in this sector prior to coming to this place. Many of us come to…10 Jul 2025HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. To reflect on what my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland has said, I believe there is a need for a strategic approach to this…10 Jul 2025HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on securing this debate and on his excellent speech. As the Chair of the Education Committee, I want…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question and his interest in this area of work. My Committee is looking separately at the issue of special educational needs and…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportOn the first part of the hon. Lady’s intervention, that is exactly what the Government are trying to do in establishing school-based nurseries: to ensure that across the country…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportI do not regret the Government not accepting Liberal Democrat amendments that are not accompanied by any means of plugging the funding gap that would be left by the additional…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportThank you, Mr Pritchard; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing this important debate.…09 Jul 2025