Speeches by Brackenridge.

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

“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.”

“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?”

“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?”

“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.”

“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?”

“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?”

“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…”

“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?”

“This question is for Dr Greenlees. In March 2023, the First Minister issued an apology on behalf of the Scottish Government for historical forced adoption practices. Can you tell us about the process that led to that apology?”

“This question is for Dr Greenlees. In March 2023, the First Minister issued an apology on behalf of the Scottish Government for historical forced adoption practices. Can you tell us about the process that led to that apology?”

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

“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 …”

“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?”

“Those who work in education, as I did, will know of the creaking bureaucratic SEND system that, too often, puts specialists behind paperwork rather than directly benefiting children. Will the Secretary of State explain how her SEND reforms will put children’s needs first and give schools access to specialists such as s…”

“I will ask Claire Reid this question and then open it up to the panel. Could you walk the Committee through how information about safeguarding concerns is currently shared between early years providers, health services, local authorities and safeguarding partners and, in practice, who initiates information sharing and …”

“Jayne and Ann, could I ask you a follow-up question about your views on the potential merits of introducing a national reporting and escalation mechanism for safeguarding concerns in early years settings. What are your views about that?”

“I would like to follow up on the Chair’s point. Based on your experience and insights, what changes would make a difference in the different systems and the inconsistencies with thresholds? What important changes would bring consistency and confidence back into the early years sector?”