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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend speaks with real authority on these issues as a former teacher. I know that she will be very excited about breakfast clubs coming to her new constituency of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Twickenham for her contribution; this is an issue that I know she cares passionately about. As I mentioned, the early adopter programme for breakfast…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She speaks very eloquently about the benefits this will bring to parents. Those benefits will include not only £450 back into the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)The Government amendment stands in the name of my hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards. The amendment is a technical one, which will ensure that the clause only includes…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his time as a school governor. Governors across the country do such important work holding headteachers to account and supporting them in the difficult…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his response. He makes a number of points with regard to section 17 support and services for children and families. I want to reassure him that we…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East for his thoughtful contribution, speaking from the heart on why the measures in this landmark Bill are so…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 21, page 42, line 23, leave out “has the meaning given by section 437(8)” and insert “means— (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendment, tabled in the name of the shadow Minister and the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, seeks to establish that, when local authorities refuse a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I know that my hon. Friend has been meeting home educators in her own local authority area who have had a difficult relationship with Portsmouth city council. I know that she will…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. These measures are proportionate and are to ensure that every child is kept safe. I welcomed the comments from the shadow Minister…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 27 ensures that the processing of personal information, as required or enabled by this Bill, does not contravene the Data Protection Act 2018. I recognise that many parents…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Yes, that is my understanding. The provision proposed by the Bill strikes the right balance between giving schools a say and protecting a child’s right to a safe and suitable…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendment seeks to provide a route of appeal to the adjudicator for a school named in a nomination notice for a school attendance order. It is unnecessary because there is an…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for raising those issues. She is a real champion, certainly on SEND issues and the challenges that parents face. I will say a bit more about the points…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Amendments 62, 63 and 64, in the names of the shadow Minister and the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, and amendment 86, which was tabled by the hon. Members for…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)That is not something that we are currently considering, but the shadow Minister’s point will be recorded in Hansard . The Department for Education is responsible for driving high…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I will just make some progress. Amendment 35 seeks to expand the eligibility of the home education consent process to include those children and families receiving support and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDEarly Years QualificationsHaving high-quality early education and care available on parents’ doorsteps is key to giving children the best start in life. In our plan for change, we have set a milestone of a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)As I said in the last sitting, I am grateful to the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, for his thoughtful contributions and specific…28 Jan 2025