Speeches by Voaden.

“A few times this morning in your evidence you have talked about behaviour. We know that behaviour is a form of communication for children and particularly children who have been victims of early trauma. Their behaviour might not fit in with what you would describe as good behaviour in the classroom. We have recommended…”

“In our inquiry into the SEND system we heard that the current Ofsted framework encourages exclusionary practices for children with SEND including things such as off-rolling and exclusionary admissions practices. How is your new framework going to address this and how will you monitor progress to ensure that these exclu…”

“Thank you. It seems fair enough to me to not be inspecting schools the week before Christmas. You have done your consultation on the new framework and there has been an alternative consultation run by two former inspectors and over 700 school leaders, teachers, governors and parents took part in that consultation, many…”

“Are you still planning to start the regular inspections from 1 December?”

“The publication of your new framework was delayed until September, but your new inspections are still due to start in September as planned. Given that schools have a limited time to prepare, could you tell us why Ofsted decided not to adjust the rollout timeline?”

“A farmer in my constituency has engaged in some of the methods suggested by Dick Sibley at Gatcombe and has made practical changes to prevent TB from spreading in her herd. After years of positive tests and the brutal effect on her and her family’s mental health of losing much-loved pedigree animals, the changes appear…”

“I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for her statement. As part of the evidence we gathered, we went to Ontario to see its inclusive education system, and I am sure I was not alone in finding that one of the bits of evidence that made the most impression. A couple of things stood out. Ontario focuses on communicat…”

“We know that the trauma of sexual violence and sexual abuse can last a lifetime and, for many people, it can be too much to bear, as we have seen with Virginia Giuffre. Victims of sexual violence are often silenced, often ignored and always let down by a system that sometimes—often—sees powerful men protecting each oth…”

“I recently met a constituent who had served as a juror in a very distressing child sexual abuse case. She highlighted the profound impact that such trials can have not just on the witnesses themselves, but on the jurors, who may experience trauma and even post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the appointment of the …”

“16. What steps he is taking to support witnesses through the criminal justice system.”

“I have another quick question for Steffan. The Bevan Foundation has repeatedly made the case for a Welsh benefits system to streamline the provision of Welsh Government benefits. Could you tell us what impact you think that such an approach might have on child poverty, specifically in Wales?”

“There is clearly some frustration on behalf of the devolved nations that you are tied into the two-child benefit cap because of the relationship with the UK Government, but maybe I could just ask you what you think the lives of poor children would look like. How would their lives be different if every Government Depart…”

“It needs to be seen as an investment.”

“To what extent will the effectiveness of a UK-wide child poverty strategy be affected by the delivery of devolved policy areas such as health, education and housing? I will go to Steffan first.”

“There is clearly some frustration on behalf of the devolved nations that you are tied into the two-child benefit cap because of the relationship with the UK Government, but maybe I could just ask you what you think the lives of poor children would look like. How would their lives be different if every Government Depart…”

“It needs to be seen as an investment.”

“I have another quick question for Steffan. The Bevan Foundation has repeatedly made the case for a Welsh benefits system to streamline the provision of Welsh Government benefits. Could you tell us what impact you think that such an approach might have on child poverty, specifically in Wales?”

“To what extent will the effectiveness of a UK-wide child poverty strategy be affected by the delivery of devolved policy areas such as health, education and housing? I will go to Steffan first.”

“Over the summer recess, I held surgeries in 52 towns and villages across my constituency and an issue that came up again and again and again was buses, or rather the lack of them. Many communities in my rural constituency are now effectively cut off. Some have just one or two buses a day, but others, such as Bigbury, S…”

“I welcome the Government’s move to empower tenants. For too long in this country, owning property has been seen as a way to create additional wealth, rather than the intention being to provide a safe, secure and warm home for tenants. Not all landlords are bad, but there are some bad apples out there, and all those who…”