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“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…”

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

“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 …”

“It needs to be seen as an investment.”

“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.”

“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…”

“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.”

“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?”

“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…”

“Many members of my community were arrested in London on Saturday, including a senior priest, an elderly Jewish man, and a teacher who has spent years with Gazan children and has witnessed the horror of seeing them killed by Israeli troops over the last couple of years. These people are not terrorists. While I am sure a…”

“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…”

“I welcome the Government’s commitment to and recognition of the importance of early years provision, and the support for school-based nurseries, like the new Little Thinkers at Kings Ash academy and the nursery at Furzeham primary school. However, like others, I am deeply concerned about recruitment in the sector. Dais…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) on securing this important debate. We know that children who experience early trauma face profound challenges that can reverberate throughout their lives. Early years often marked by instability, neglect or harm can leave invisible wounds that can…”

“I congratulate the thousands of hospitality workers across South Devon for coming to the end of another summer season, catering to visitors from far and wide—from Brixham to Bigbury and from Start Point up to Dartmoor. With 2,618 establishments in my constituency, Members will be pleased to hear that I am not going to …”

“I congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. One of the issues with OnlyFans is the way that it does its marketing. Content creators can only market their content by pushing it out on to other platforms. Does the hon. Member agree that we absolutely have to keep the law up to date with modern techn…”

“The national conversation on immigration and asylum is being dominated loudly by colleagues in this place who have a sorry track record of stirring up division and dehumanising people seeking sanctuary from some of the world’s harshest regimes and conflicts. Many of my constituents have raised their fears with me this …”