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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am very pleased that we have proper time for debate today. I record my dismay that our last debate on this Bill was cut so short, when we had so many important amendments to…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI could not agree more. There is a plethora of evidence out there showing that we have to act, and we have to act now. I simply cannot understand why the Government are not…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealthy Babies FundingMay I welcome the Minister to her new post? The Government’s support for Healthy Babies is very welcome, but the best way to keep babies who have type 1 spinal muscular atrophy…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. My constituent Caroline fell ill after swimming in the River Thames. She needed antibiotic treatment and was warned by her doctor never to swim in the river again. Like many…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI too welcome the reintroduction of maintenance grants, which, let us be clear, were scrapped by George Osborne when he was left to his own devices in 2015. However, does the hon.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims’ RightsThe Minister will recall that last month I raised with her the case of Roksana Lecka, who was convicted of child cruelty at a nursery in Twickenham. Her victims’ parents were…17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims’ Rights8. What steps he is taking to support victims’ rights.17 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI think that all of us across the House share the Justice Secretary’s passion for delivering justice more quickly for victims. I visited Isleworth Crown court at lunch time on…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyI congratulate my hon. Friend on this important debate. I am of course the Member of Parliament who represents the home of English rugby; I also have the premiership team…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyOn PE in schools, will the Minister or his counterparts in the Department for Education commit to publishing a national schools sport strategy and a multi-year funding settlement,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to welcome the Bill back to the House of Commons, some 15 months after it started its passage at the beginning of last year. I am, however, extremely disappointed…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has quite rightly said that someone’s background should be no barrier to success, so if she does not propose to increase the pupil premium budget, will she…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDTrust among families with special educational needs is at rock bottom. Their voices have often been ignored—sometimes with tragic consequences—so while many are open to reform,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI will take one final intervention.24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI am going to try to move on now— [ Interruption. ] I am going to make some progress, because I think we have now tested the procedural approach to death. It is important that we…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI hope the hon. Lady will not mind if I call her my hon. Friend, although we are on opposite sides of the House. I thank her for her intervention, and I take her point, which I…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionAll I can do is repeat myself: I know that if I had published all these things that I am laying out as a piece of legislation, Members on both sides of the House would probably…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionIt is simple. As I have said, I want us to come together in a cross-party consensus on what should be in that Bill. I have heard what the Conservatives have had to say, I am about…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionIt is always a pleasure to give way to the hon. Gentleman, who is the first to intervene in the debate, and I entirely agree with him. I will touch on the point about phones in…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionWhat I am setting out is what I would want to put forward as suggestions for the Bill. As you have helpfully pointed out, Madam Deputy Speaker, we will be dividing on whether…24 Feb 2026