Speeches by Swallow.

“7. What steps his Department is taking to improve levels of access to GPs in Bracknell Forest.”

“I declare an interest: my brother is a GP. Many residents in Bracknell Forest find the best way to contact their GP is online or by phone, but others have told me that they want to be able to visit their local surgery and book an appointment in person. Can my hon. Friend confirm that the new GP contract guarantees that…”

“The frustration that parent-carers have is that, because the current accountability framework does not give them the ability to raise those concerns in a meaningful way early on, they too often feel that tribunal is the only route to being heard. My observation there would be that, as we design a new system, having mea…”

“This is already so interesting. EHCPs, of course, were originally intended to support children and young people with the most complex needs, although I think it is fair to say that, even for those children with those most complex needs, EHCPs are spotty at best. I have heard from many families who have an EHCP and stil…”

“Can I declare that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for schools, learning and assessment, which the NEU is the secretariat for?”

“I just wanted to really tease this out, because obviously the Government have made it clear that anyone accessing one of these SPPs will still have an EHCP. They will additionally have an individual support plan. To me, that makes it really clear that there will be an individualised plan with statutory backing for that…”

“That is a very fair point.”

“One of the defining features of the complaints system at the moment is the length of time it takes. Would you welcome the new system being much more rapid and getting parent-carers support much more quickly?”

“The frustration that parent-carers have is that, because the current accountability framework does not give them the ability to raise those concerns in a meaningful way early on, they too often feel that tribunal is the only route to being heard. My observation there would be that, as we design a new system, having mea…”

“I recently held an open meeting with parent-carers of SEND children in my constituency to hear their views on the White Paper. There were lots of different views and questions. They welcomed lots of what was in the White Paper but there were some concerns, as you would expect. The one point that was consistently raised…”

“To push back a little bit, the Government have been clear that these are very much still in development. As well as the overall consultation on the White Paper, there is a separate consultation specifically on the SPPs. That is fair, is it not?”

“On that point, presumably you welcome the fact that the Government have been clear that these packages are about commissioning and an individual child might draw on support from multiple packages if that is the need that they have.”

“I just wanted to really tease this out, because obviously the Government have made it clear that anyone accessing one of these SPPs will still have an EHCP. They will additionally have an individual support plan. To me, that makes it really clear that there will be an individualised plan with statutory backing for that…”

“This is already so interesting. EHCPs, of course, were originally intended to support children and young people with the most complex needs, although I think it is fair to say that, even for those children with those most complex needs, EHCPs are spotty at best. I have heard from many families who have an EHCP and stil…”

“I recently held an open meeting with parent-carers of SEND children in my constituency to hear their views on the White Paper. There were lots of different views and questions. They welcomed lots of what was in the White Paper but there were some concerns, as you would expect. The one point that was consistently raised…”

“Can I declare that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for schools, learning and assessment, which the NEU is the secretariat for?”

“On that point, presumably you welcome the fact that the Government have been clear that these packages are about commissioning and an individual child might draw on support from multiple packages if that is the need that they have.”

“One of the defining features of the complaints system at the moment is the length of time it takes. Would you welcome the new system being much more rapid and getting parent-carers support much more quickly?”

“To push back a little bit, the Government have been clear that these are very much still in development. As well as the overall consultation on the White Paper, there is a separate consultation specifically on the SPPs. That is fair, is it not?”

“That is a very fair point.”