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HANSARDSEN Provision: FundingLast week’s announcement of capital funding to ensure that mainstream schools are more inclusive for children with special needs is, of course, welcome, but the Minister will know…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsA new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research shows that the most deprived areas have a third fewer childcare places than the most affluent. If the Government are…09 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe hon. Gentleman keeps accusing those of us on the Liberal Democrat Benches of not supporting public sector investment. We have championed it, and we have said that the big…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAchieving for Children is the arm’s length body of Richmond council that delivers its vital children’s services, yet because of the rise in employer’s national insurance, it now…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillLet me pick up on the point about local authorities and public services. I pressed the Minister on that this morning during Treasury questions, and I fear he did not give me a…03 Dec 2024HANSARDChildren and BereavementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) for opening the debate so eloquently, and for…02 Dec 2024HANSARDChildren and BereavementI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention; she put across her points far more powerfully than I could, and I urge the Minister to listen. I hope that she and her fellow…02 Dec 2024HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenMy constituent lost his son to suicide following exposure to an online suicide forum. He is sadly one of 88 known Britons, the youngest of whom was just 17, whose deaths have been…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillDoes the Minister recognise that many independent schools, such as Lady Eleanor Holles school and Hampton school in my constituency, are involved in a huge amount of partnership…25 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformWeek in, week out, police officers from my constituency are extracted to go and police protests and events in central London. My constituents and I are proud to live in our great…20 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social CareThe review of children’s social care carried out by the hon. Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister) in 2022 found that, without reform, there could be almost…18 Nov 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareShooting Star children’s hospice in Hampton serves children with life-limiting conditions and supports their families not just in my constituency but across south-west London and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for giving way on that point and for securing this incredibly important debate. Like her constituents, the residents of Twickenham, Teddington, Whitton and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesYes, I am afraid so. The Minister is making the point that we need modernisation. I say to him respectfully that I, my hon. Friend and our constituents recognise the need for…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesI heard the Minister from a sedentary position call my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) a luddite when she made her point about airspace modernisation.14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is no way that this Government can meet their net zero and climate commitments if they give the green light to a third runway at Heathrow, as…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Kinship CarersThe economic point that the hon. Gentleman makes is powerful. This is not just about the long-term savings he alluded to from the improved outcomes for these children; there are…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on securing such an important and…13 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child Limit9. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit for universal credit.11 Nov 2024HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitThe Prime Minister has said that he wants to break down the barriers to opportunity and tackle child poverty. He has also said that “insecurity is the enemy of opportunity.” Given…11 Nov 2024