Speeches by Craft.

“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?”

“I want to touch a little bit more on waiting times and what can be done to address them. Previously there has been some resistance and controversy when services have introduced additional referral criteria in an attempt to manage waiting lists. What are your thoughts on having additional criteria so that maybe local ca…”

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

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

“Henry.”

“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. Anna.”

“Henry.”

“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…”

“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. Professor Mon-Williams.”

“Thank you. Professor Thapar.”

“I completely agree. The long-term implications and impacts of restraint on health and wellbeing have been widely documented and acknowledged. It is vital, if a patient is subjected to these measures, that their use is recorded and the patient, in turn, can understand why. The Committee has spent significant time talkin…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The crucial purpose of the new clause is to ensure that the use of restraint is recorded at all times, as well as highlighting that quite often the restraint may be carried out not by a member of the medical staff, but by hospital security, for example. I think we can only imagine th…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I will speak briefly to the new clause, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Hallam (Olivia Blake). Its aim is to close a loophole in the current framework by which use of restraint is recorded. Currently, the use of restraint is governed by t…”

“I very much welcome the Government’s investment in education, as demonstrated through the estimates that have come out today. In particular, I want to touch briefly on the increased investment in SEND and high-needs provision to the tune of £1 billion—something I am sure Members are aware is very close to my heart. How…”

“My apologies; they are both lovely places. My hon. Friend spoke earlier about the impact that mental health treatment can have on people in regard to race and ethnicity, and the importance of including demographic data. We know that black people are disproportionately subject to use of force and restraint, which is why…”

“I thank the Minister for his comments. I am reassured, as I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Hallam will be, to hear that he accepts the need to do more about the use of restraint, regardless of the setting in which it occurs. I am also pleased to hear about the measures by which he is seeking to do so i…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) on securing this important debate. Knowing their history, I always find war memorials particularly poignant places to visit. Our local memorials all tend to stem from the exam…”

“I would like the Minister to clarify that the additional support and ambition that she is talking about is to improve the SEN side. For Members who are not aware, the statutory bit is the SEND side, and there will obviously be improvements in that; but if we improve the SEN side, which is the bit that children do not n…”