Speeches by Paffey.

“The Government have published some guidance on screentime for children under the age of five. I just wanted to get a sense of how necessary you think that is and what impact it will have on children, particularly when they start school.”

“I start by saying how proud I am of the Government in bringing forth a momentous Bill. Its Committee was only the second Bill Committee that I cut my teeth on, and it is a Bill of a generation. It breaks down so many of the barriers that were built up under the inaction of the previous Government. I really welcome what…”

“It would be most welcome to hear the Minister’s reassurance about who this Government are acting for. The 21-month process may not serve young people growing up in Britain, or their parents, carers or teachers who are crying out for help. Will the Minister acknowledge that any delay past that minimum timeframe for acti…”

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“My question is specifically to Dr Barnes. In your evidence, you say that the Government should pay explicit attention to those who are experiencing deep and complex poverty. Can you elaborate a bit more on how you define deep and complex poverty, as opposed to different definitions of poverty? What in practice does tha…”

“You mentioned that there are drivers that the deep material poverty measures do not necessarily capture. You may already have had the chance to highlight what those drivers are, but would you bring them to our attention again? Is there anything that we should be looking at that is not necessarily covered?”

“Dan, do you have a quick point to make on that?”

“We have had evidence presented to us previously about the wide and persistent inconsistencies in the quality and the delivery of ordinarily available provision. That is a given. How confident are you that the proposals in the White Paper for universal support will deliver a higher and more consistent standard of provis…”

“In terms of how all of this is going to be funded, you will know that the White Paper is suggesting shifting that funding and rebalancing it back towards mainstream provision so that earlier and more inclusive objectives can be achieved. They are talking about reducing reliance on top-up funding and shifting resources …”

“I am interested in whose attitudes you are talking about in terms of the culture. Rightly, this is coming under a lot of critique, but what we are hearing from the outside is, “Can they?” Is that not also part of the culture? If the Government want to aim for something, where is the rallying around to get the detail ri…”

“I will probably just ask this of whoever has a strong opinion on it; we do not have time for everyone. Some have expressed concerns about the shift in funding towards mainstream adversely affecting children with complex needs. Is there any evidence that that is likely to happen? Is there anyone who shares that view or …”

“There is no reason that you would have seen this, but there was a debate last night where that question around the interaction with DHSC was asked of the Minister. It is on the table.”

“I will probably just ask this of whoever has a strong opinion on it; we do not have time for everyone. Some have expressed concerns about the shift in funding towards mainstream adversely affecting children with complex needs. Is there any evidence that that is likely to happen? Is there anyone who shares that view or …”

“I am interested in whose attitudes you are talking about in terms of the culture. Rightly, this is coming under a lot of critique, but what we are hearing from the outside is, “Can they?” Is that not also part of the culture? If the Government want to aim for something, where is the rallying around to get the detail ri…”

“We have had evidence presented to us previously about the wide and persistent inconsistencies in the quality and the delivery of ordinarily available provision. That is a given. How confident are you that the proposals in the White Paper for universal support will deliver a higher and more consistent standard of provis…”

“In terms of how all of this is going to be funded, you will know that the White Paper is suggesting shifting that funding and rebalancing it back towards mainstream provision so that earlier and more inclusive objectives can be achieved. They are talking about reducing reliance on top-up funding and shifting resources …”

“There is no reason that you would have seen this, but there was a debate last night where that question around the interaction with DHSC was asked of the Minister. It is on the table.”

“Q4. May I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks on the terrible Golders Green attack? Rebuilding trust and integrity in our democracy matters deeply to my constituents in Southampton. Shamefully, it does not matter at all to some, particularly the senior Reform UK politician who has been convicted of takin…”

“Good morning, Dame Rachel. In terms of monitoring and evaluating the strategy, the Government say they are going to be publishing their first baseline report in the summer. You said a moment ago that you have to measure it. In your view, what should be set out in that report?”

“I am sure that would be welcome. From the work that you did—the consultation with many hundreds of thousands of children—are there very clear key indicators that you think emerge that ought to be leading the monitoring and evaluation work?”