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“Thank you, Dr Allin-Khan. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sarah Green) for securing this important debate. Last Saturday marked two years since the publication of the Hughes report—two years since Patient Safety Commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes set out clear and compassionate recommenda…”

“It is a lot of responsibility for such a low-paid job.”

“I would like to move on to talk about workforce. We know that in some areas perhaps more than others it is difficult to recruit enough qualified, high-quality staff. I would like to look at how this impacts on robust safeguarding of children. To what extent do you think reliance on temporary and agency staff in the ear…”

“I would just a like a quick follow up on recruitment. It is a little bit of the elephant in the room, so if you do not want to answer, that is fine. The Department for Education is describing steps it is taking to meet workforce challenges, including recruitment campaigns seeking to attract more men into the sector. Gi…”

“I have a very quick question about ratios that changed in ’23. How do current starter child ratios in early years settings support or potentially undermine safeguarding and supervision? Has it made it harder?”

“Clare is saying that if she raises lots of safeguarding concerns, Ofsted will come and do an unannounced inspection. If you are getting notifications from parents who are concerned about a nursery process, what is the process? How long would it take Ofsted to respond to them and do an unannounced inspection? What is th…”

“Jayne, you have said that you have a four-yearly inspection routine for the nurseries.”

“I have had reports of my constituents receiving hospital appointment notices after the day of their appointment, so they have missed vital medical care, and people receiving bank cards and PINs at the same time, when they are supposed to be delivered separately for security reasons. An Evri driver dumped loads of parce…”

“My hon. Friend talks about coastal roads. The A379, a glorious coastal road in my constituency, had already been damaged by storms in January, but last night huge chunks of it were literally washed into the sea. It is absolutely devastating, and I was shocked to be told by officials at the Department for Transport this…”

“As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine this month, with reports that Russian troops have killed 12 people and injured 17 others after launching a drone strike on civilians just yesterday, the brutality of Putin’s war shows no sign of abating. So can the Secretary of State confi…”

“We know that poor housing contributes to child poverty. I have recently heard concerns about social housing providers in my constituency failing to carry out vital repairs to tackle damp and mould—some even choose to sell off homes rather than bring them up to the standard required under Awaab’s law, because it is too …”

“Link has doubled down on its decision not to grant Totnes a banking hub, despite the Prime Minister telling Members at Prime Minister’s questions that every community that wants one should have one. Will the Chancellor agree to review the criteria for banking hubs, so that people have access to face-to-face banking ser…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for opening the debate with such a well-argued and passionate speech that went to the heart of this debate. I commend Ruth Lue-Quee and all the petitioners for starting the petition, and the 106…”

“14. What steps his Department is taking to provide households with information on emergency preparedness.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz, and I thank the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing this debate. What is education for? It is about so much more than remembering facts to pass exams. It is about lighting a spark in our children, and fostering their creativ…”

“As many Members may know, warmer sea temperatures brought unexpected numbers of octopus to the waters around South Devon last year, and my crab and lobster fishermen have seen their catch decimated. They have lost up to 80%, hauling empty pots for weeks on end. That means fleet members are now cancelling maintenance wo…”

“As the Minister will know, a recent gas outage in my constituency left thousands of people without power, many for several days, and Cornwall has recently seen huge disruption from storm Goretti. Those incidents highlight how vulnerable households can be when essential services are disrupted. Given impending climate br…”

“I recently visited the Fulham boys school, which, 18 months ago, introduced a complete ban on smartphones in school. That school and Kingsbridge community college in my constituency both talk about the transformative effect that a ban has had. The most compelling evidence for me is this: where a secondary school comple…”

“In May 2024, an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in my constituency left 17,000 properties under a boil water notice for as long as two months. Although the incident is the subject of legal investigation, I would like to highlight my constituents’ frustration that the then CEO, Susan Davy, later picked up a share bonus of…”

“My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time. In 2024, storm overflows at Harbertonford waste water treatment works discharged into the Harbourne river for more than 3,500 hours. In other words, raw sewage was pumped into the river, which flows into the glorious River Dart, for 40% of the year. As of this mornin…”