Speeches by Sewards.

“16. What steps her Department is taking to counter hostile state threats.”

“I welcome the introduction of free breakfast clubs for all primary schools, including Robin Hood primary school in Leeds South West and Morley. Such clubs provide £450 of savings to parents and extra childcare, and we know that children should not have to start the day hungry. What can the Secretary of State tell the p…”

“I start by commending the people of Ukraine for resisting the murderous dictator Vladimir Putin for as long as they have. They are heroes. Almost every Member of this House knows that, if we fold in our support of Ukraine now and give Russia what it wants, Vladimir Putin will only come back for more. Our national secur…”

“I welcome the statement that any negotiations about Ukraine must involve Ukraine. In that spirit, has the Minister or any of her colleagues had conversations with their counterparts in Ukraine following the recent developments to find out how they are feeling? If not, do they plan to soon?”

“A couple of weeks ago at my surgery in Wortley, I met a resident who had been waiting 26 weeks for a hip operation. Sadly, he had just found out that he had at least another 40 weeks to wait. During our meeting, it was clear that he was in pain. He was on strong medication, but his eyes watered every time he made any s…”

“Brilliant, thank you. We will go to Jake next, if that is okay.”

“Very helpful, thank you very much. Lamar?”

“In the interests of time, I will ask you several questions at once. I will repeat any of them if you want me to. You don’t even need to answer them all, just answer the parts that are most important to you, most prevalent to you. What were your experiences of actually leaving care? What was the support like, specifical…”

“Just before we move on from kinship care to care leavers, I want to ask Sam one more question. Sam, your answers have been good today, very extensive, you have covered a lot of territory. You might want to touch on something you have already said but there might be something new you want to add to this one. On kinship …”

“Incredibly insightful, thank you. Then finally, Louise?”

“Incredibly insightful, thank you. Then finally, Louise?”

“Just before we move on from kinship care to care leavers, I want to ask Sam one more question. Sam, your answers have been good today, very extensive, you have covered a lot of territory. You might want to touch on something you have already said but there might be something new you want to add to this one. On kinship …”

“In the interests of time, I will ask you several questions at once. I will repeat any of them if you want me to. You don’t even need to answer them all, just answer the parts that are most important to you, most prevalent to you. What were your experiences of actually leaving care? What was the support like, specifical…”

“Of course, yes. What is your experience of leaving care? What sort of support did you receive? I am talking specifically about financial support or housing support. Did you have a personal adviser and, if so, were they useful?”

“Very helpful, thank you very much. Lamar?”

“Of course, yes. What is your experience of leaving care? What sort of support did you receive? I am talking specifically about financial support or housing support. Did you have a personal adviser and, if so, were they useful?”

“Brilliant, thank you. We will go to Jake next, if that is okay.”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing this debate. I think my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) has already summarised a lot of the excellent contributions from the Government side. It is clear from today’s debate that we all know that post offi…”

“Greenhill primary school serves the small Armley and Bramley parts of my constituency. Its excellent work was recognised in its most recent Ofsted report this month, which states that the school has improved rapidly and pupils are safe. I have seen that excellent work at first hand, including through the Solar for Scho…”

“I enthusiastically welcome the Government’s commitment to growth and commend them for taking the difficult decisions required to generate it. It is important that all parts of our country benefit from the proceeds of growth. In my capacity as a Leeds MP and chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Yorkshire and n…”