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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI start by thanking all hon. and right hon. Members for their valuable contributions during the passage of the Bill to date, and in particular, members of the Public Bill…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Member is a tireless champion for children and young people, and he regularly writes to me even though education is a devolved matter. I will say a bit more later about…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillSupporting young carers is a key priority for this Government. My hon. Friend is a real champion on these issues, and I am very happy to work with him to ensure that the views of…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI reiterate my thanks to all right hon. and hon. Members across the House for their thoughtful contributions on a range of amendments, of which I aim to cover as many as possible…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillOf course we hear parents’ concerns about screen time, but this is a wider issue across the board that is not exclusive to schools. It is an issue on which we are already acting…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) had the opportunity to speak in the debate, but he has chosen to turn up at the very end to make an intervention. It…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) for his Bill and for providing the opportunity to consider the importance that free, nutritious meals have in breaking…14 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI can assure the hon. Member that there will be access to mental health professionals in every school. We are working on the detail of that as we speak, and will announce more in…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Chris Bloore) for securing a debate on such an important subject, which rightly invites considerable cross-party support.…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI know that my hon. Friend is a real champion of looked-after children. We will certainly look at those proposals and at all the work the Education Committee does to support the…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI will make some progress, if I may. The pace of the roll-out of mental health support teams will be determined by local needs. It represents a substantial investment in workforce…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI am going to carry on. We recognise that our pledge that every school will have access to specialist mental health professionals is not the whole answer. Schools are facing their…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI can assure the hon. Member that I have not announced anything today. As I mentioned in response to the intervention from the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), we are…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Building ProgrammesWe have committed £1.4 billion for 2025/26 to continue the current school rebuilding programme, which is rebuilding or significantly refurbishing buildings at 518 schools and…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Pupils with SENDI thank the hon. Member for sharing Harry’s story—I know she is a champion for such issues in her constituency. The Government’s ambition is for all children with SEND to receive…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Building ProgrammesEnsuring that schools and colleges have the resources and buildings that they need is key to our mission to break down barriers to opportunity. I will take no lectures from the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Building ProgrammesAlong with my hon. Friend, I am delighted that so many schools in his constituency are receiving significant investment through the school rebuilding programme. Ensuring that…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Pupils with SENDWe are aware that some groups of children have a higher risk of exclusion, which is why we are breaking down barriers to opportunity, to ensure that every child can achieve and…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Pupils with SENDEvery child has the right to succeed in education. We publish data termly and review trends, including where pupils with SEND are disproportionately affected by exclusions. We…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchooling CostsOur Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce free breakfast clubs in all state-funded primary schools in England, and measures to help with the cost of school…10 Mar 2025