Speeches by Sewards.

“As a follow-up, what gaps are in the records that make it harder for adoptees or birth families to understand or reconstruct their personal histories? Peter answered this in part already, so I will go to Brenda. What is missing?”

“Understood. Peter, is there anything you want to add about the gaps in the record and how they can help people reconstruct their personal history?”

“In 2021, the Irish Government issued an apology to the survivors of mother and baby homes for the “profound generational wrong” that was inflicted upon them. What steps led to that apology?”

“Why did the Irish Government make those mistakes in the build-up to the apology?”

“The Minister is giving a comprehensive answer to the speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Tom Collins). My constituent Natalie had seven nephews and nieces brought to her door and was told by the police and social services that it would be really good if she could take them in. She was then told that she …”

“As a teacher and now an MP, I know how broken our current SEND system is. Many parents are deeply scarred by their fights with it, and will understandably treat any reforms with scepticism, no matter our intention. I absolutely welcome the introduction of individual support plans alongside EHCPs to ensure that students…”

“On Tuesday, I joined civic leaders in Leeds, and Leeds United football club, in celebrating the £650 million expansion of Elland Road stadium. It will bring enormous benefits to my part of Leeds, including jobs and opportunities. It will also ensure that those of us who have been on the season ticket waiting list for y…”

“Just drilling down a little bit further, you talked about the risk assessments that you have to do and the process you have to follow when those complaints come in. Can you talk a bit more about those systems that are in place to review complaints that come in outside of the ordinary inspection cycle?”

“How common is it that have settings that have been rated well, but you get complaints that contradict what their ratings are? How often does that happen?”

“Finally, just very briefly, how quickly does that take place when a complaint comes in?”

“That is fantastic to hear.”

“Time is short, so I will leave it there, Chair.”

“With workforce, we have understandably focused on the things that are going poorly; 11% of people going to food banks is frightening. Are there are any examples of good practice in the sector? Can you give us any evidence of where it is going well? If you cannot give any evidence of that, what does best practice look l…”

“I am going to stick with you, Jayne. I want to speak in general terms about how Ofsted responds when complaints are made by parents or others that contradict a setting’s Ofsted rating. How does Ofsted respond to those complaints today?”

“Parallel to the terrible injustice inflicted on Jimmy Lai, my constituent Chloe Cheung still has to live with a £100,000 bounty on her head. I spoke with her this weekend, and her resolve has never been stronger, despite knowing that anyone in the UK can claim that bounty. In the spirit of keeping the conversation goin…”

“Thank you. Are there any other contributions on that open question? I just have a couple of follow-ups if not.”

“It is such a fascinating session today and the time has absolutely flown by. I certainly have advice that I will take back and use on my four-year-old and one-year-old. I want to get into the testing and assessment question a bit more. You have already touched on it quite a bit today. What is the impact of testing and …”

“The Government announced last October that they are going to introduce a new reading test for year 8 students. I think you welcomed that, Professor Ricketts. Would you mind elaborating on that very briefly?”

“There will trials of the assessment, but I would have to understand how that applies in this context too. Are there any final thoughts about that year 8 assessment that is getting introduced? No.”

“I completely understand where my hon. Friend is coming from. The people I was speaking about just before he intervened will find themselves trapped, and effectively shut out from university education altogether, even though they are already integrated into this country. I urge the Government to consider the full impact…”