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HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareWith permission, I will make a statement to update the House on this Government’s vital work to give every child the best start in life. Within months of taking office we…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareToday’s milestone moment is delivering real change for families across the country, including in my hon. Friend’s constituency. We are really pleased by the milestone we have met…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThe early years workforce is at the heart of our Government’s mission to give every child the best start in life. I mentioned earlier that we have seen an uplift in the number of…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareMy hon. Friend likes to lobby me on these issues, and I pay tribute to his hard work in delivering for his constituency. I also thank those who work in nurseries and schools…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank my hon. Friend for his proactivity in bringing parents together to hear their thoughts and views. We are a Government who are listening to what parents tell us, and we…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank my hon. Friend for visiting the HAF programme in his constituency, where he saw first-hand what a brilliant scheme it is, providing healthy meals, enriching activities and…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareWe will in due course set out more details on how we will evaluate the programme, but we have already learned lessons from the first phase on how we want to receive and evaluate…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank my hon. Friend from along the south coast for his question. I know that Portsmouth football club are very much looking forward to playing Southampton this season. We…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareIt was a real privilege to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency to see at first hand the hard work she is undertaking with school staff and nursery settings. She is absolutely…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank all those who have contributed to the key milestone that has been met today. My hon. Friend mentioned the valuable role of trade unions, and I agree with him. Today, we…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThe hon. Member makes a number of points with regard to charging. It is worth saying that we updated the statutory guidance on Government-funded entitlement so that it gives…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareAs a relatively new dad, my hon. Friend has been a real champion on these issues in this House, and it was a real pleasure to meet him earlier this year to discuss some of the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareMy hon. Friend has just reminded us of the value of voting Labour at the last election, and why it is so important to have people like him speaking up for working families across…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThe hon. Member will know that I have prioritised getting to know the Minister responsible in Northern Ireland in order to discuss these issues, and I am really pleased that the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareMy hon. Friend will know that our landmark strategy sets out our first steps towards delivering a decade of national renewal and strengthening family services. We are always keen…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank the hon. Member for his question and for his engagement on these extremely important issues. I pay tribute to the family he represents. I have met with them personally to…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI pay tribute to all those who have helped deliver the holiday activities and food programme in my hon. Friend’s constituency and across the country. We have had 5 million days…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI know that the hon. Member will have listened closely to my statement. I commend the hard work of the sector across the country in delivering the milestone that we have met…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Of course, these issues are devolved, but I look forward to hearing her thoughts and views on them. I encourage her to write to me, and I…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareMy hon. Friend is right to flag the significance of free breakfast clubs in primary schools, which we are rolling out across every primary school in the country. That is on top of…04 Sept 2025