Speeches by Hayes.

“You mentioned your involvement with early support hubs. Their funding is by no means certain at the moment. What has been the impact of that initiative? What if they were not to exist, or if support were delivered in a different way?”

“The point of gathering data and understanding things is to drive change. To what extent do you think that the Government are adequately listening to that data and understanding the concerns that children are bringing to you as the Children’s Commissioner, and to what extent have you been successful through that effort …”

“Thank you for telling us about how you got to be in that role, and I am sure all of us would like to convey our condolences about what happened to your brother and commend the way that you have been using that to make a difference for other young people. You have managed to establish an enormous reach among young peopl…”

“Thank you very much for being here with us to give us your evidence. Will you start by telling members of both Committees a little about your journey into mental health advocacy? I understand there are some hard parts to that story, but we are interested to hear about it, and to hear what, from your work, you think are…”

“The point of gathering data and understanding things is to drive change. To what extent do you think that the Government are adequately listening to that data and understanding the concerns that children are bringing to you as the Children’s Commissioner, and to what extent have you been successful through that effort …”

“You mentioned your involvement with early support hubs. Their funding is by no means certain at the moment. What has been the impact of that initiative? What if they were not to exist, or if support were delivered in a different way?”

“Before I hand back to the Chair, may I ask two quick things? First, you have talked a lot about social media as a driver of poor mental health among children and young people, but are there any other factors that we can think about? We can think about poverty and pressures of other types that bear down on young people.…”

“Thank you for telling us about how you got to be in that role, and I am sure all of us would like to convey our condolences about what happened to your brother and commend the way that you have been using that to make a difference for other young people. You have managed to establish an enormous reach among young peopl…”

“The point of gathering data and understanding things is to drive change. To what extent do you think that the Government are adequately listening to that data and understanding the concerns that children are bringing to you as the Children’s Commissioner, and to what extent have you been successful through that effort …”

“Thank you very much for being here with us to give us your evidence. Will you start by telling members of both Committees a little about your journey into mental health advocacy? I understand there are some hard parts to that story, but we are interested to hear about it, and to hear what, from your work, you think are…”

“Before I hand back to the Chair, may I ask two quick things? First, you have talked a lot about social media as a driver of poor mental health among children and young people, but are there any other factors that we can think about? We can think about poverty and pressures of other types that bear down on young people.…”

“Yes, we will do that.”

“I am pretty certain that I can find two more Opposition Members. We gave Members a relatively short amount of time to respond, and we got a good number within that time. I know of at least two Members who I am pretty certain would be happy to support if needed.”

“Thank you, Chair. I am applying for a debate to mark Windrush Day 2026, which takes place formally on 22 June. We have had this debate to mark previous Windrush Days, which have been incredibly important to members of the Windrush generation and their descendants. It is an opportunity for Members from across the House …”

“I will certainly do that, thank you. Florence Eshalomi made representations.”

“Yes, we absolutely would accept a debate around that time. There are a whole range of different events happening to mark Windrush Day and not all of them are happening on 22 June, so I think that would be more than acceptable.”

“My constituents have been profoundly failed by Thames Water for many years, with frequent leaks and bursts, inadequate investment in our infrastructure, clogged up roads and, to add insult to injury, skyrocketing bills. Thames Water is a failing organisation. Will the Minister confirm that the Government will not accep…”

“I welcome the announcement today. The Education Committee recently took evidence from social media and gaming companies, which left every member of the Committee profoundly concerned. They downplayed the issues, denied the scale of harm and overplayed the magnitude and effectiveness of their own responses, so we have v…”

“I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Minister on his commitment to making a difference for children in the care system and for care leavers. It is a shocking reality that our care system has, over a long period of time, become so far removed from putting the essential needs of children and young people for secure, lovin…”

“The Scottish Government require local authorities and NHS boards to deliver child poverty action reports on an annual basis. Do you think that is a helpful requirement and should be rolled out in England, and if so, should it also apply to strategic authorities? I am thinking about how we get accountability for the red…”