Speeches by Asato.

“Would any levy at all, at any amount, result in financial difficulty?”

“Will the Government’s target for two thirds of 18 to 25-year-olds to enter higher education, technical education and apprenticeships be achievable given the financial challenges facing HE?”

“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…”

“I want to speak about new clause 5 and amendments 22 and 23 in my name. The Government’s commitment to tackling violence against women and girls was never just a pledge, never just a slogan; it has always been about action—about changing things for women, girls and victims everywhere for the better. We have seen that t…”

“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?”

“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?”

“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…”

“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 …”

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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?”

“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?”

“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…”

“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?”