Speeches by Perteghella.

“How can the taskforce ensure that children’s voices are meaningfully represented in the strategy?”

“How useful have child poverty strategies been in helping to reduce child poverty in each nation? To you, Steffan, first.”

“Thank you. You have already touched on my next question: what role should targets and measures play in child poverty strategies? Steffan, you talk about being more strategic and rather than having a list of things, but what role should they play and what should we measure as well?”

“I want to talk a little bit about the process of developing a child poverty strategy or, in the case of Northern Ireland, an anti-poverty strategy. You already talked about aspects of this process. Rocio, you talked about the importance of lived experience and getting those voices into the strategy. Nicola, you talked …”

“What would you like to see in this strategy?”

“How can the taskforce ensure that children’s voices are meaningfully represented in the strategy?”

“Thank you. You have already touched on my next question: what role should targets and measures play in child poverty strategies? Steffan, you talk about being more strategic and rather than having a list of things, but what role should they play and what should we measure as well?”

“How useful have child poverty strategies been in helping to reduce child poverty in each nation? To you, Steffan, first.”

“My constituency also has a large Polish community, who have been alarmed to see Russian drones violating Polish airspace. We all know that if Ukraine were to fall to Putin’s aggression, Poland would be next in his sights. How are the Government intending to support Poland in defending its sovereignty, and what steps ar…”

“It is deeply concerning for my Stratford-on-Avon constituency that young adults over the age of 25 can no longer access NHS-funded ADHD assessments. Does my hon. Friend agree that, at a time when we should be removing barriers to employment, taking away access to such a vital first step is doing exactly the opposite?”

“Can the Minister tell me what safeguards, if any, are in place to ensure that terrorism powers are not misused against people exercising their democratic right to protest peacefully against proscription, including elderly vicars holding placards?”

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“Does the Minister agree that in Stratford-upon-Avon, hospitality is not just an industry, but the lifeblood of our visitor economy? Every pub, café or restaurant closure is a blow not only to jobs, but to our high street and our community’s sense of place.”

“Devolution should mean giving power back to people and communities. Decisions ought to be taken as close as possible to those they affect, but this Bill imposes a top-down model from Whitehall with sweeping new powers for the Secretary of State, mayors and their unelected commissioners, rather than the real empowerment…”

“I would like to focus on the specific group of young carers. From DfE data we know that young carers, on average, missed more days of school last year and have double the suspension rate of their peers without caring responsibilities. The Carers Trust suggests steps that can improve attendance for this group, such as s…”

“Finally, what else can be done to support pupils from low-income backgrounds to achieve good attendance?”

“I would like to focus on the specific group of young carers. From DfE data we know that young carers, on average, missed more days of school last year and have double the suspension rate of their peers without caring responsibilities. The Carers Trust suggests steps that can improve attendance for this group, such as s…”

“Finally, what else can be done to support pupils from low-income backgrounds to achieve good attendance?”

“A report presented to the APPG for care-experienced children and young people revealed that more than 4,000 young people in care either moved placements or left care during their A-level exam period. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that schools and colleges are properly equipped to support care-experienced …”

“First, I am proud to say that the residents of my constituency have opened their homes and their hearts to many Ukrainian families fleeing this horrific conflict. They are now our neighbours and friends, they work or study, and they are part of our community. Does my hon. Friend agree that we a need bespoke route to pe…”