Speeches by Craft.

“A couple of weeks ago, I held a meeting in my constituency with the new owner of the State cinema in Grays town centre. This is a wonderful art deco building that has been closed for the best part of my life. I have never, unfortunately, set foot in it, despite turning 40 a couple of weeks ago and despite being born, b…”

“10. What assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential impact of the £25,000 cap in the listed places of worship grant scheme on levels of church repairs.”

“On that specific point, my hon. Friend and I have asked in the past whether it would be possible to use some of the bus funding, which has received an uplift, to fund the Tilbury ferry. The answer has been that it would not be possible, because it is not a bus—it is fairly obvious that it is not a bus. Will the Ministe…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesham (Dr Sullivan) for securing this debate. We call each other our sisters across the river, as we are separated by a small stretch of the River Thames. I want to very briefly add my contribution on the importance of the Tilbury ferry, as we call it on my side of the river. M…”

“I was interested in what you said about workforce challenges. What role do you see early years providers and early years settings playing? You talked about having more trained specialist early years staff. Are there some light-touch interventions that require a small amount of training but do not require a speech and l…”

“Behaviour is communication.”

“Is there almost a cumulative cost? So if you intervene earlier, is there less of a cumulative cost from conditions worsening or interventions not being made more quickly?”

“Thank you very much; that was really brilliant, clear scene-setting. Doug, what are the long-term impacts on families and children of the waits that Anna has set out so very well?”

“Anna, I will start with you. What challenges do the families that you support most frequently come to you with, in terms of accessing paediatric services?”

“Very briefly, before I move on to the questions that I have written down, I want to pick up something that you said, Professor Mark, about rewarding schools for inclusivity. How?”

“Thank you. I am running out of time, but I am going to ask a quick question on the equitability of the system. A lot of parents opt to go to independent or private providers to get a diagnosis, which is fairly inequitable itself. Is there something about the way the system currently operates, and the pressure, almost, …”

“Thank you. Professor Thapar.”

“I know that schools have a significant role to play in the assessment process currently. Is it the case that ICBs across the country all have their own different forms, for example centres, schools or early-year settings, to say, “Does this child display potential characteristics of autism or ADHD?””

“Thank you. That is very interesting. That was a bit naughty of me, but thank you for answering that. You have all spoken very interestingly about this. What are some of the workforce and resource implications for delivering an early identification and early intervention approach? You spoke earlier a little bit about ta…”

“Henry.”

“Henry.”

“There is a need for diagnosis. Coming back to my question, I will try to put it differently. We can probably all recognise that some people’s need for diagnosis is fairly pressing and urgent. I know you will come back and say that due to the current system most people approach it at a level of crisis. Is there a fair a…”

“You are looking at it more as addressing the needs—you said that throughout—rather than addressing the need for diagnosis.”

“Thank you. I will come to you, next, Anna.”

“Thank you. Anna.”