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HANSARDAsylum and MigrationIf my right hon. Friend will allow me, I will continue. I know that other Members want to speak, and I have a few more points to make. My second point is on the whole cost of…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe hon. Lady makes a number of rather conflicting arguments. The point that I made right at the top of my speech—I am not sure if she was here—was that we need to see the spend…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationI am sure that my right hon. Friend is absolutely right that a methodology is being used and that the figures could be available, but the opaqueness that is applied to prevent the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are stories—they are not apocryphal; I have heard them on good authority—of people who, under an agreement, have been returned from…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Parents and Carers of Infants: SupportI came along this afternoon just to listen, not to speak. However, I have been so inspired by my Sussex colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart),…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Parents and Carers of Infants: SupportThat is absolutely right. We had children’s centres to an extent; we must have family hubs to a much larger extent. We need a sort of Piccadilly Circus of different professionals…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Parents and Carers of Infants: SupportAlthough it was 14 years ago when I went there, I have been back since. I am delighted to confirm to the hon. Gentleman that Stockport had a fantastic children’s services…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbout 10 years ago, following the Government’s reforms, the number of adoptions in England doubled, but 10 years on, they have halved. Why?11 Mar 2024HANSARD Kinship Care StrategyI declare my interest as chairman of the quality and safeguarding board of the National Fostering Group. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate on a really…06 Mar 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationTo follow up on some specific questions from the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee that the Minister did not pick up on, is it not the case that David Neal was dismissed by…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportThis comprehensive report reveals a truly appalling catalogue of what ultimately turned out to be fatal errors, incompetence and complacency, which were epitomised by a culture in…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will have heard my challenge to Cabinet Office Ministers earlier about the worrying uncertainty swirling around the inspectorate for migration, immigration…29 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the efficiency of Government Departments, I am sure that Ministers want report by inspectorates that are the responsibility of their Department to be produced in a timely…29 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentI, too, joined my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) and other colleagues in Ukraine at the weekend. The point about the “slow yes” to the provision of kit and…27 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI had not intended to speak in this debate, but I was inspired to do so by the opening speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond). I congratulate her not…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of my Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 completing its parliamentary stages, but it is also the…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolWill the hon. Lady give way?20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI hope so. I hope those parents will be helped because the local authority will get its figures right and provide the number of places needed, because by and large they want their…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to hear about the Secretary of State’s plans, but does he have a plan to deal with some of the apparent traffic jams in responding to consultations on private…08 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.08 Feb 2024