Speeches by Paffey.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I rise to speak in support of clause 3, which deals with defining emergency overflows and reporting requirements. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye, I have the great fortune to live on the south coast and the great misfortune of being in t…”

“I share my hon. Friend’s shock and disgust at not only what people are suffering, but the entirely avoidable reasons why people are becoming ill. There are so many benefits to what the clause and the wider Bill can achieve, not just on the issues that Members on both sides of the House have mentioned in relation to tru…”

“The very real and transformational merits of the Bill are clear. Measures on branded uniforms and free breakfast clubs will help families in Southampton Itchen and put money back in their pockets. Registering children who are not in school and having a unique number for every child will help multiple agencies to safegu…”

“Are you saying they are a tool that will help you, but in the wider context of sufficiency and capacity?”

“On registered children’s homes, we have an almost comparable problem to schools accepting more SEND children and then being penalised by the inspection and the judgment system. The independent review of children’s social care found that there are registered homes where they can meet their needs, but they are reluctant …”

“Back on unregistered children’s homes, which you just mentioned, we have the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which proposes to give Ofsted the power to fine those who operate unregistered children’s homes. What is your view on whether those powers go far enough to help Ofsted deal with the problem of unregistere…”

“Let us turn to special educational needs, which you have rightly identified as the most pressing issue on all fronts at the moment. You said a moment ago that Ofsted should want any of the settings that you are inspecting to be taking the most vulnerable children, and that you should be judging that accordingly. The pr…”

“As a former cabinet member at Southampton City Council, I cannot remember when or how many but I certainly have a number of ILACS and other inspection experiences.”

“Thank you. We will pick that up in six months.”

“That is helpful, thank you.”

“I want to ask about foster care. I should probably declare an interest in that I grew up in foster care, so I am particularly interested in this. James, you have called for a foster care strategy to sit alongside the adoption and kinship care strategies. I will begin with you, but I am interested in others too. In your…”

“There are a few Members looking at possibly forming an APPG on care leaving as a protected characteristic, so it would be good to carry on that conversation. My question is about best practice. We are talking very much about policy, but in best practice, where should we be looking for successful care leaving offers and…”

“I have one follow-up question on the latest DFE paper, which does mention—I think James said this—the move towards more regional recruitment hubs. What impact is that likely to have? Is that a silver bullet?”

“Some of the issues there you have mentioned, particularly pay and support, are also coming through in discussions about kinship care, so perhaps there is scope to look at it together. Thank you. There were some very good details there.”

“It is a pleasure to welcome this much-needed legislation. A couple of weeks ago, I visited Bitterne Park primary school, which is just across the River Itchen from Southern Water’s treatment works. I met the school’s Eco Warriors, an inspiring group of schoolchildren who are passionate about improving their environment…”

“12. What steps his Department is taking to support small businesses.”

“Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the winners of my first Small Business Saturday awards in Southampton Itchen. They were Riann Care, The Bunker, Miss Ellie’s Café and Julie’s Dance Studio. Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating them on their role in ensuring a thriving local economy? What assura…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this wide-ranging and important debate. Colleagues have made salient points about the need for more housing, and more housing in the right place. I will focus my comme…”

“Does the Secretary of State agree that the successful introduction of similar schemes in places such as Manchester, and indeed in successful tourist destinations around the world, shows that the Conservatives should stop fear-mongering and support something that could really boost Welsh tourism?”

“You made a couple of helpful distinctions there. Specifically on reforms, the previous Government sought to reform post-16 qualifications. We have spoken a bit about how they have sought to make A-levels and T-levels the main FE qualification options, but that is now under review. We have heard from other experts in th…”