Speeches by Brackenridge.

“Thank you.”

“We will now consider the points you raised regarding access to adoption records. We are keen to hear about your experience with a process we have heard described as “traumatic and dehumanising”. What steps do you believe the Government and record holders should take?”

“Thank you, Diana.”

“Thank you.”

“We will now consider the points you raised regarding access to adoption records. We are keen to hear about your experience with a process we have heard described as “traumatic and dehumanising”. What steps do you believe the Government and record holders should take?”

“Thank you to everyone for speaking so openly and honestly about your experiences. I echo everything the Chair just said. Diana and Ann, the Committee has previously heard lots of evidence from many mothers who felt they had no meaningful choice and that coercion was baked into the entire system; how was the process of …”

“Not necessarily for this panel, but for the later panel, I would just like to share that I am a member of the APPG for dyslexia.”

“What is your final recommendation for national Government to encourage children who come from largely disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households to read for pleasure?”

“Does the Chancellor agree that restoring confidence and hope for families in Wolverhampton and Willenhall is achieved through a stable economy, with borrowing, debt interest and inflation falling faster than expected, moving away from the chaos of spiralling mortgage rates and towards the stability of falling rates?”

“Let’s further consider the reverse with decline in reading for pleasure. Based on your experience and evidence that you can draw on, what works to help stimulate and motivate children to read for pleasure?”

“Ellen, I would like to thank you for sharing the real experiences of too many children and young people who have dyslexia. You spoke about feelings of fear and failure and a stigma, and how reading can be such an uncomfortable, exhausting experience. How can schools be more inclusive in their practice to support childr…”

“On that final point, it would be helpful if you could write in with some additional information for the Committee, specifically around the curriculum and assessment review?”

“Not necessarily for this panel, but for the later panel, I would just like to share that I am a member of the APPG for dyslexia.”

“Ellen, I would like to thank you for sharing the real experiences of too many children and young people who have dyslexia. You spoke about feelings of fear and failure and a stigma, and how reading can be such an uncomfortable, exhausting experience. How can schools be more inclusive in their practice to support childr…”

“Let’s further consider the reverse with decline in reading for pleasure. Based on your experience and evidence that you can draw on, what works to help stimulate and motivate children to read for pleasure?”

“On that final point, it would be helpful if you could write in with some additional information for the Committee, specifically around the curriculum and assessment review?”

“What is your final recommendation for national Government to encourage children who come from largely disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households to read for pleasure?”

“8. What steps his Department is taking to improve ambulance response times.”

“A number of campaigners have raised that meaningful actions have not been followed up from this. What barriers have prevented such measures from taking place, in your opinion?”

“I thank the Minister for her update. I welcome the progress made on ambulance response times and handovers. I recently visited Willenhall ambulance hub to thank the incredible staff and to hear about winter pressures, local handover delays and the strain of late finishes on their family life and childcare. What action …”