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HANSARDLGBT+ History MonthI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. I do pay tribute to Lord Etherton, and the Government are driving forward on all the recommendations of that review. I would…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT+ History MonthI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me that opportunity. I have congratulated my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow and Gateshead East on her important work on…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank all hon. Members for attending and contributing to this important debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVI thank the hon. Member for her campaigning for her constituents, and for the powerful roundtable that she invited me to. I can reassure her that, as I just said, any parent or…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVI thank the hon. Member for that important intervention. We do have a few more moments, if anyone else would like to intervene on these topics. We are considering all the…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVMy hon. Friend makes an important point. That is something the Government are focused on. In addition to frequency, we have also increased funding for Ofsted. There are also…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir John. As the mum of two boys—and two boys with two mums—I express my gratitude to my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin…03 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBTQ+ RightsThe EHRC is an independent body. We are engaging with it to ensure that the draft code provides clarity for service providers. It is crucial that providers have legally robust…28 Jan 2026HANSARDLGBTQ+ RightsThe Government are improving LGBT+ healthcare, equalising hate crime laws and banning abusive conversion practices. We will reject the politics of division and hate, which leads…28 Jan 2026HANSARDLGBTQ+ RightsI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. I absolutely recognise the anxiety felt by many trans people at the moment. The Government are clear, as was the Supreme Court…28 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumMy hon. Friend has got me right at the end of my speech, but I will give way to her.26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank all hon. Members who have attended and contributed to this important debate, and thank all those who signed and…26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumI thank my hon. Friend for her last-minute intervention and I can reassure her that we in the Department are immersed and engrossed in the evidence. Our view is that play can be a…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. We are always willing to work across the House on this critical issue, because nothing is more important than our children’s safety. That…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend and his constituent should he wish. As he knows, our record expansion of childcare means that more than 400,000 children benefited from…19 Jan 2026HANSARDFlu Vaccination: School AbsencesFlu arrived earlier than usual this year, with increases first seen in children and young people. Despite the flu vaccination programme in schools getting off to a strong start in…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her advocacy on behalf of her constituents. I agree that nothing is more important than the safety of our children. We are already taking world-leading…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her advocacy for her constituents in what has been an absolutely appalling case. My thoughts remain with all the children and families who have been…19 Jan 2026HANSARDFlu Vaccination: School AbsencesI thank my hon. Friend for her hard work for the people of Worthing West. I agree entirely about the importance of schools starting the vaccination programme as early as possible,…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are completely clear and Government guidance is completely clear that mobile phones have absolutely no place in schools at any point throughout the day. Obviously,…19 Jan 2026