Speeches by Sewards.

“Will the “Giving every child the best start in life” strategy address the needs of the groups that are persistently falling behind? I want to focus on those who are eligible for free school meals and children from Gypsy and Roma and Irish Traveller heritage families. We will come to SEND in a moment, but we will leave …”

“I very much appreciate that we do not want to fall into that narrative.”

“That is absolutely right.”

“The Government published their “Giving every child the best start in life” strategy back in July. It referred to a survey by Kindred Squared, which said that one of the top three reasons why children are not ready for school is that their parents are spending too much time on electronic devices and less with their chil…”

“Good morning, everybody. I will start with Dr Campbell and then come to the witnesses in the room. Could you please say, in as few words as possible, what you consider the most important reasons why children are not ready for school?”

“I am also a member of Unison.”

“I could not agree more. That goes back to my earlier point: the fix in this area could be as simple as there being more transparency. When a consumer purchases a game, it should be crystal clear that the publisher could deactivate it at any point. However, I want to go further—we need to retain something and ensure tha…”

“When the boundary review took place a few years ago, I was very disappointed that Rockstar Leeds was not drawn into my constituency, so I am very jealous of that. However, I do have constituents who work there and I agree entirely with my hon. Friend’s point—it is as though he has read on a few pages in my speech. Peop…”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) on opening the debate so aptly. When I was elected last July, I did not imagine that one of my contributions in Westminster Hall would be on the subject of video games. It was no…”

“Three days ago, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that “Member States with influence must act urgently to prevent large-scale atrocities” by the RSF and allied fighters. But atrocities have happened: 460 people have died in a maternity hospital. What has the UK done since that statement was made, in conj…”

“I am very grateful to the Minister for his update. I am pleased to report that one of my constituents, the one whom I have been most in contact with the Minister about, has finally been fully compensated, which is a huge relief to him and his family. I spoke with him this morning, and he is watching now. Although he we…”

“It’s partly the bobbing, too. I persevered, and I did so because Morley running club has raised £20,000 for good causes over the past four years. Will the Leader of the House join me in paying tribute to Morley running club, to the firefighters who were raising money for their charity—firefighters in full kit were outp…”

“My knees nearly gave way when I ran the Morley 10 km last month, which is possibly the hilliest race in the UK.”

“Those were incredibly helpful answers, thank you all.”

“For their estates management, specifically.”

“The NAO has said that it is not confident that all local authorities keep the same level of consistent data. Some do inspections really well and some do not do inspections at all. It might not necessarily even know where that need is now.”

“Is it effective?”

“You have already answered the question I was going to ask you first, so I will try to develop on it. Chris, you mentioned in your previous answer that the DFE’s Condition Data Collection 2 survey, which completes next year, is not sufficient to identify structural problems because it is not invasive, it does not look a…”

“Those were incredibly helpful answers, thank you all.”

“Understood. I am conscious of time, so I am going to briefly ask you one final question. Are schools and responsible bodies actually held accountable for their estate management? That one is really for Andy. And then, for Bryony and Rob, how effective are the frameworks and standards provided by the DFE? I do not know …”