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HANSARDLooked-after Children: Out-of-area PlacementsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. He is quite right: sometimes, it is in the best interests of the child to be placed out of the area. The important thing is that we have…20 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe understand that Lancashire County Council is consulting on the proposed change as part of a strategy to create an additional 60 special-school places in the local area. When…20 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe totally understand the importance of inter-agency working, which is why we established the education, health and care plan system in the first place and why we are undertaking…20 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)Congratulations on your new position, Mr Speaker. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Ipswich (Sandy Martin) on securing this important debate. Supporting children and young…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)I thank my hon. Friend, who has been an assiduous campaigner on this issue, as well as others. Of course it is important that we get the right resources and funding into areas,…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDraft Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2019Without wanting to delay the Committee any longer, I echo the support expressed by the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East. I reiterate the Government’s commitment to the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2019. In…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenThe approach we have taken is to target money at those areas that need it most, ones which have not been performing well, so that we can be specific with that Strengthening…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenI congratulate the hon. Member for Stockport (Ann Coffey) on securing this important debate. The Government, the Department and I share her fierce commitment to protect all…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenI will certainly look at that. We need a combination of ways to prevent children from entering the care system—we will all agree that that is fundamental—and to tackle the supply…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Further Education: St AustellI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing today’s debate. He is an excellent champion for his constituency and never misses an…21 Oct 2019HANSARDUnregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-oldsI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. This is a complex problem and we have a rising number of children in care, which we need to get to grips with. Those children are…15 Oct 2019HANSARDUnregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-oldsTime is really tight and I have a lot of ground to cover. If I have time in a moment, I will give way. Not all the provision of the type I have described is being used correctly,…15 Oct 2019HANSARDUnregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-oldsLet me begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on securing this important debate. I know that he is working particularly hard…15 Oct 2019HANSARDAdult Learning and Vocational Skills: Metropolitan Borough of DudleyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon, and I welcome the comments from other hon. Members who have welcomed me to my post. I congratulate the hon. Member for…01 Oct 2019