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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q Nutritionally, would you say a hot meal at lunchtime is more beneficial than a breakfast? Kate Anstey: As I said, take-up of breakfast clubs or different schemes is around 40%,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q You mention recruitment and retention as a key issue—we know that it is a massive issue —yet in a previous answer you said you were concerned that the qualified teacher status…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q Leaving aside the register, looking at the schools part of the Bill—and knowing the challenges your members up and down the country face—do you think it has the right priorities…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (First sitting)Q The Bill as drafted says that the child “may” attend a meeting if the local authority deems it appropriate. Would you agree with me that it should be the default that the child…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q On school improvement, I have long called for there not to be an automatic order to become an academy if a school requires improvement. There seems to be a concern, as was…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q Kate, you touched on the fact that the Bill does not really address the needs of children at secondary school who might be in poverty. I know that the Child Poverty Action Group…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q How do you think the curriculum provisions in the Bill might impact university technical colleges, which are by definition much more specialist in their offering? Leora Cruddas:…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)Q It has become clear from some of the evidence today that in terms of the priorities and challenges facing schools today, it feels like some leaders have been a bit blindsided by…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing this debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. As he stated, the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareOn the children’s hospice grant, will the Minister confirm that it will be ringfenced, and that it will go beyond the one-year settlement?13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI did ask your permission, Sir Desmond.13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI just want to pay tribute.13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsOkay. I will do so now. Thank you, Sir Desmond. I pay tribute to Ellen for her campaign. I also want to say how cross I am that Ellen is having to push this campaign to get access…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I am delighted to contribute to this extremely important debate. I thank the hon. Member for Sunderland Central…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAfter five years in this place, I am relieved and delighted that I and other hon. Members finally have the chance to consider a piece of legislation that focuses on children. The…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI humbly say to the right hon. Gentleman, who has been in this place much longer than I have, that I understand that if the reasoned amendment were passed, the Bill would fall.…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is absolutely right. I welcome the measures that put information about the local kinship care offer on a statutory footing,…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAll the evidence points to the fact that the education and schools sector must be a key safeguarding partner, which is why it is in the Bill. When a child has been identified as…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe point is that this is just an additional measure to ensure that children like her are safe. I want to reiterate to colleagues across the House that we absolutely support and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am not in a position to comment on the statistics relating to employment law issues in different types of school. I suspect that whichever type of school we look at, we will…08 Jan 2025