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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are monitoring the whole of the system. It is important to recall that, as mentioned earlier, Ofsted has looked at this and the number of places remain pretty constant…24 Jun 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children in EducationEducation should give every child, no matter their background, the opportunity to reach their full potential. To this end, we are announcing the conclusion of the children in need…18 Jun 2019HANSARDEducationMaking progress means building a strong economy, achieving record levels of employment and reforming the welfare system so that it supports people into work. Now, 667,000 fewer…17 Jun 2019HANSARDEducationMaking progress means building a strong economy, achieving record levels of employment and reforming the welfare system so that it supports people into work. Now, 665,000 fewer…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was trying to address some of the issues raised. The issue of inequality was raised by the hon. Members for Battersea, for Oldham East and…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI welcome the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Government. I was sorry to hear the hon. Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown) accuse the Government of not responding to the…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityIf I have time at the end, I will happily take an intervention. We welcome the commission’s thorough analysis and its efforts to promote social mobility and social justice across…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI will at the end if I have time. I have a lot to get through. I will try to respond to the hon. Lady and to other contributors to the debate, and I will happily take…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI will try to take some interventions at the end. I want to get through my remarks and to address some of the questions asked of me. In 2014, we extended benefits-related free…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI have said that I will at the end when I have a bit of time. In 2018, 18-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds were proportionally 52% more likely to go to university than…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityThe hon. Members for Battersea, for Oldham East and Saddleworth and for Bedford talked about the national living wage and the inequality— [ Interruption. ] I am trying to address…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI am grateful for that powerful intervention by my right hon. Friend. As he rightly says, it is not simply about funding; the issue is much more fundamental in Northamptonshire,…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsThe hon. Lady makes a powerful and well-made point. There is, if not causation, then certainly a correlation between people who abuse and hurt children and those who abuse and…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsThe deaths of Dylan in 2017 and Evelyn-Rose in 2018 were both tragic and, indeed, horrific. Separate serious case reviews were published on 5 June this year by Northamptonshire’s…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsLet me take the last point first, about the third serious case review. Our statutory guidance is clear that local safeguarding children boards must let the independent Child…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsMy hon. Friend raises a very powerful point. All I can say to him is that my Department triggered our intervention powers immediately when those concerns in relation to children’s…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. I hope he heard me say earlier that we have Malcolm Newsam. In conjunction with Malcom we have Lincolnshire County Council,…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He spoke powerfully about the injuries that these poor souls sustained and about how they were well known to other services. We legislated…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI think—I hope—I have been clear in saying that I recognise there are funding pressures on children’s services. I am working with the director of children’s services and the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsMy hon. Friend is absolutely passionate about work in this area. Schools and other local partners are involved and engaged, but the purpose of the legislation was to make sure…10 Jun 2019