Speeches by Asato.

“No, I will make progress. The expansion of specialist domestic abuse courts is also very exciting. I am concerned, however, by the provisions that allow for the automatic re-release of recalled perpetrators after 56 days, and fear that they may place some victims at serious risk of harm. Those who perpetrate crimes suc…”

“Can I just quickly follow up? One of the issues of course is that parents who may not have their children currently in school due to the failings in the SEND system may not then have the opportunity to share their views because their children are literally at home because the placement has not been provided. Similarly …”

“The Government’s early years strategy states that it will provide Ofsted with additional investment to raise the quality and consistency of early years inspections. Can you give us any further information on what this will look like and what you might need?”

“Thank you. Our SEND inquiry also heard that parents were not satisfied with parental engagement in the Ofsted inspection process. How does Ofsted currently engage with parents in its area SEND inspections and how does it intend to improve its engagement?”

“Moving on to early years, Ofsted has stated that under its new framework it will set actions for early years settings with evaluation areas graded as needing attention or urgent improvement. Can you give us more clarity on what these actions will be and how Ofsted will monitor whether action has been taken?”

“You mentioned unregistered children’s homes. Obviously that is something that should not be happening anymore, that councils are placing children in those settings, but we do know from the data that this unfortunately continues. What is Ofsted doing to ensure that it does not continue?”

“I am going to move on to children’s social care inspection. At your last appearance before this Committee you estimated that the process for removing single-word judgments for inspections of children’s social care providers would begin in April 2026. Can you give us any updates on this timeline and are there further ph…”

“I thank the hon. and right hon. Members for securing today’s debate on such an important issue that is sadly too often overlooked. Earlier this year, I was incredibly grateful to meet Angels and Rainbows, a local group in my Lowestoft constituency run by bereaved parents who support others through the experience of bab…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her statement. Does she agree that improving ordinarily available provision alongside effective SEND support can meet many pupils’ needs without the need for an EHCP, as our Committee’s visit to Aylsham high school in Norwich proved? Does she hope, as I do, that the Government’s forthcoming W…”

“One of the concerns that my constituents in Lowestoft raise is the closure of our public toilets due to the local council’s redevelopment of our old Wilko site. I am concerned that older and disabled residents in particular are being dissuaded from spending their time and money in our town centre’s shops due to fear of…”

“Could you talk about what effective partnership working with charities and other delivery partners to combat child poverty looks like? Are there any specific lessons that we can learn from the devolved regions?”

“My next question was going to touch on to what extent you feel that charities and other stakeholders feel able at the moment to deliver the support that is required to reduce and mitigate the impacts of child poverty? How does it feel to charities on the ground at the moment?”

“Could you talk about what effective partnership working with charities and other delivery partners to combat child poverty looks like? Are there any specific lessons that we can learn from the devolved regions?”

“My next question was going to touch on to what extent you feel that charities and other stakeholders feel able at the moment to deliver the support that is required to reduce and mitigate the impacts of child poverty? How does it feel to charities on the ground at the moment?”

“New mums and dads in my constituency tell me that one of the things they worry about most is whether they can afford the childcare that they need to be able to go back to work. That is why it is great that parents will be able to save up to £7,500 a year on nursery fees, thanks to this Labour Government. Does the Prime…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does she agree that, having created the ban on non-fatal strangulation in pornography, the Government now also need to ban depictions in pornography that encourage a sexual interest in children—so-called paedophilic-adjacent porn—as well as depictions of step-famil…”

“The point is that if you have families who are already going through a lot of stress and trouble, adding a fine on top of that can be the final problem for them. The maximum fine was increased from £60 to £80 in August last year. Does anyone have any evidence about whether that has impacted school attendance either neg…”

“We have heard that pupils with SEND have much higher absence rates than their peers who have no identified SEND needs. Do school attendance policies currently strike the right balance between encouraging high attendance where possible, while taking into account the additional barriers to attendance faced by pupils with…”

“Gerald, there have been 487,000 penalty notices issued. That does not necessarily sound like support first. How do you think that needs to change going forward?”

“On the practice of rewarding children who have 100% attendance, those are often children who do not have medical needs and aren’t often unwell because of inherent disability. Do you have a view on whether that is the right way to go about this?”