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HANSARD SPAC NationAs always, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I agree with every word he says. What concerns me further are the worrying echoes of the Rotherham child…08 Jan 2020HANSARD SPAC NationI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising yet another alarming case of what appears to be a form of fraud and deception perpetrated on a family who had just lost their…08 Jan 2020HANSARD SPAC NationI did not mean to put the Minister in a difficult position or to be disingenuous in any way; I am just concerned. Given the severity and volume of the allegations, and the type of…08 Jan 2020HANSARD SPAC NationI am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important and alarming issue this evening, and I am grateful to colleagues who have stayed late to be present during this debate.…08 Jan 2020HANSARD SPAC NationI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that important point. I look forward to hearing what Ministers have to say about how we can work constructively and collectively to…08 Jan 2020HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe Government have never fully accepted their responsibility for failings in the building fire safety regulations. The lack of clarity in those regulations was identified by the…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockport (Ann Coffey) on securing this extremely timely and important debate. I…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenI am listening with interest to what the Minister has to say. She is absolutely right about the need to prevent, to reduce the numbers of children needing to go into the care…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEducationI welcome the new Minister to her post. As she will know, children with special needs rely on help with speech and language and on counselling support, but the Children’s…25 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentI welcome the new Minister to her post. As she will know, children with special needs rely on help with speech and language and on counselling support, but the Children’s…09 Sept 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983It is clear from the Minister’s comments that she cares passionately about the issues that we are talking about and for which she has responsibility. A consultation on the serious…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983I am grateful to the Minister for giving me another opportunity to ask a question. While she is on housing, there is a growing issue of vulnerable young people and looked-after…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) for a very moving opening…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are still allowing the use of flammable cladding on school buildings up to 18 metres high, which of course means most school buildings. A disabled child would have…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) on securing this important debate. I thank hon.…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe whole country has been shocked by the brutal murder of the pregnant mum Kelly Mary Fauvrelle in my constituency at the weekend and the subsequent death of her baby Riley,…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Children’s Future Food ReportThis is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box as Labour’s children and families spokesperson, and I am glad that it is in a debate on such an important issue. It is shocking and…27 Jun 2019HANSARD Children’s Future Food ReportI absolutely acknowledge the amazing work done by faith groups, but many other parts of civil society, such as charities and other community organisations, are also stepping in to…27 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI completely agree with my hon. Friend. It strikes me as incredibly and frighteningly contradictory to say that flammable cladding cannot be allowed on new buildings, but is fine…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireMy hon. Friend is making some important points about the inadequacy of what the Government are proposing, but in the written ministerial statement that they have issued—during the…06 Jun 2019