Speeches by Paffey.

“Darren Paffey, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen.”

“It sounds like you are saying that it has to be about employment and the skills development to get into the social mobility.”

“If I am hearing right, you are saying that employment support policies have shifted the dial on employment figures but not necessarily overall on child poverty itself. Is that because of the nature of those particular policies or is it because that category of policy alone can never achieve that, or do you think that i…”

“What contributions have employment support policies made to tackling child poverty over the last 25 years?”

“It is a nice, light, easy one to finish with. Can you tell us your views on the current Government’s approach to developing its child poverty strategy? Do you think there are any key areas that we as a Committee should focus on in our work?”

“Darren Paffey, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen.”

“If I am hearing right, you are saying that employment support policies have shifted the dial on employment figures but not necessarily overall on child poverty itself. Is that because of the nature of those particular policies or is it because that category of policy alone can never achieve that, or do you think that i…”

“It sounds like you are saying that it has to be about employment and the skills development to get into the social mobility.”

“I congratulate the Prime Minister on this common-sense reset. Does he agree that the Conservatives slammed the door of opportunity in the faces of younger generations with their useless Brexit deal, and that this youth mobility scheme opens up life-changing experiences for young people from Southampton? Will he also sa…”

“I rise to support this important Bill. I have been incredibly humbled by some of the speeches, particularly from the hon. Members for Dorking and Horley (Chris Coghlan) and for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) on the Lib Dem Benches, from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) given his ex…”

“As a former cabinet member for children’s services, I have learned through experience that early intervention will always be far better value for money than reactive services, which are obviously very necessary but often come too late. We need both compassionate, up-to-date legislation and the resources to make it mean…”

“My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point, and I fully agree that the wait facing many people is excruciating. I have had constituents come to me in tears because they do not know whether their children will make it to adulthood. The services are just not there, and they are subject to hugely long waits and of…”

“If I have heard you right, it does strengthen some of the school accountability, but you have talked about a number of further measures.”

“Is it fair to say that any further improvements or changes to the framework will happen after you have started monitoring visits, or are you planning to make any tweaks or changes at this stage?”

“Can I come to Georgina and Sharon on this, to get your view on whether the new inspection framework reflects a comprehensive approach to SEND or whether it could be strengthened further?”

“From here on, will you ensure that that definition is reconsidered to make sure it is robust and, importantly, that it is capable of being meaningfully measured in inspections? Do you have a plan for that?”

“I am interested in how Ofsted’s proposed inspection framework strengthens schools’ accountability for including pupils with SEND. You have set out a definition of what inclusion looks like, but there is concern of course. Some unimpeachable values are in there and some stuff that we all agree with, but will the traditi…”

“Adam, is there anything you wanted to add?”

“Why was the revised framework that you have both mentioned, which came in in 2023, necessary? What led to the revision of the framework?”

“Before Lucy comes in, to clarify, you are saying that 23% or one in four local authorities satisfactorily meet the needs of children in their SEND provision?”