Speeches by Welsh.

“I thank my hon. Friend; that was an important thing to say. I was so pleased when the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a rapid review of maternity services, which I believe he did to ensure that we get on with fixing the problems that we know are there—for example, with continuity of care—as soon…”

“As a harmed mother from Nottinghamshire, I gave birth to my son by emergency C-section because health professionals treated me with utter contempt, ignored me and did not do as they should, and then said it was all my fault. My son was not put in my arms when he was born; instead, he was rushed over to a consultant to …”

“I thank everyone who has taken part in today’s debate. What is fabulous about this Parliament is the breadth of knowledge and experience regarding early years and childcare, women’s health and all those subjects. Although we may disagree sometimes on how to do this, I think there is a united vision to ensure that every…”

“I thank the hon. Member for that point. What happens on SEND in early years is vital. I actually saw that and how it happens. Some of it is about funding, but a lot of it is also about changing how we work. At the moment, how we work is not for the benefit of the child and the family. Services that surrounded families …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for early years providers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I requested today’s debate on Government support for early years providers because too often the early years are left out of the discussion on education, and the i…”

“Families affected by failing maternity services were ignored for far too long, and we have a system of accountability that is broken. I am pleased that the Secretary of State’s plan has a strong focus on patient outcomes and experiences, and that maternity care will be at the forefront. I am also pleased to see that th…”

“Pubs are at the heart of many communities across the country, and that is certainly the case in Nottinghamshire. What makes them special is their unique, traditional character and their close ties to everyone who lives in the community, which is very much true of the Horse & Groom pub in Linby. However, many pubs f…”

“Are you saying he only had half a role of a director general? Because you are saying he did not have the managerial role a director general would normally have, but he was called a director general?”

“Sir Robert, your board minutes for April 2024 suggest that Mr Nigel Green was appointed as director general in charge of IDS, but we cannot find any record of that appointment.”

“But he had the perks of being able to access all the different departments, so he was half a director general, not a full one?”

“T4. ITP Aero supports over 700 jobs in Hucknall in my constituency. I recently went to visit the site with representatives from Unite to meet those highly skilled workers, who are essential not only in supporting our defence sector, but for protecting our national security. What are this Government doing to ensure that…”

“Given the severity of the issue—we could list a lot more statistics that I know everyone in this room would be really shocked by; there were a few eyebrows raised and there need to be—and given the fact that there have been all those inquiries, that thousands and thousands of families have been affected and that I rece…”

“I speak as the chair of the APPG on maternity, as a harmed mother and as someone who has been working with mothers in Nottinghamshire for the past five years on, as many will know, the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history, affecting more than 2,300 families. Sixty-five per cent. of maternity services in England wer…”

“The saying goes that it takes a village to raise a baby, meaning that those in our community provide families with vital support. Does the Minister agree that we need to invest in more community midwives to ensure that families are properly supported through the whole of pregnancy and after birth?”

“My constituency of Sherwood Forest has the second largest BCSSS membership in the country. Almost 40% of the membership is women—women who were formerly employed in the mining industry, and women who were the spouses of members who have sadly died. Does the hon. Member agree that it is vital that the Government deliver…”

“You have answered some of my next question in a way, but I think it is important that we ask it. ACoBA is one of a patchwork of standards of watchdogs with widely varying powers and legal status. How effective do you think this patchwork is? Does it need standardising? From your perspective, setting aside what the Gove…”

“To follow on from that, Lord Pickles, to what extent do you think good monitoring and regulation of standards can prevent the decline or perhaps even improve trust in Government and the wider political system in the UK?”

“15. What steps she is taking to support high streets.”

“In my Sherwood Forest constituency, high streets are the beating heart of towns such as Ollerton and Hucknall. Ollerton is set to receive record funding from this Labour Government, and I thank the Minister for that. However, Hucknall was badly let down by the previous Government, with false promises of funding that qu…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. The very premise of my values and beliefs is that where we are born should not determine our future, yet unfortunately that is still the case in many communities across the country, including my constituency of Sherwood Forest, where even the difference betw…”