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“That brings me on to my next point, which not only is highlighted in the review but every MP around this table will be familiar with from our constituency casework: the way that diagnosis is increasingly becoming the gateway to support, rather than happening along the pathway of support being delivered. I am sure we MP…”

“Connie, on that theme, may I get your view? We seem to have an ambitious national youth strategy, which speaks to some of the ambitions for getting more support in the real world for our young people, and there is a very live and energetic conversation about social media, but I am not always convinced that we are neces…”

“I think my colleague Jess is about to come on to interventions.”

“Very briefly, do either Jo or Connie want to add something to that?”

“That provides a helpful segue to talk about the Milburn interim report, which highlighted some of the challenges you just picked up on. The Fonagy review and Milburn review both highlight a significant increase in young people who are not in education, employment or training due to mental health conditions. The flipsid…”

“That brings me on to my next point, which not only is highlighted in the review but every MP around this table will be familiar with from our constituency casework: the way that diagnosis is increasingly becoming the gateway to support, rather than happening along the pathway of support being delivered. I am sure we MP…”

“Thank you. Jo, the Fonagy interim report suggests a much more complex picture than simply under or overdiagnosis, particularly with neurodiversity. Do you agree with that assessment? What evidence do we have to support that view?”

“Connie, on that theme, may I get your view? We seem to have an ambitious national youth strategy, which speaks to some of the ambitions for getting more support in the real world for our young people, and there is a very live and energetic conversation about social media, but I am not always convinced that we are neces…”

“I think my colleague Jess is about to come on to interventions.”

“Thank you. Jo, the Fonagy interim report suggests a much more complex picture than simply under or overdiagnosis, particularly with neurodiversity. Do you agree with that assessment? What evidence do we have to support that view?”

“I should declare that I am the chair of the APPG on social mobility, and I want to raise the issue of social mobility. Baroness Smith, you have spoken eloquently about the benefits to the individual of a university degree, which in many cases remains a very powerful tool of social mobility. Imagine for a second two stu…”

“Including, presumably, good information about what it means to take out a student loan.”

“As a member of the Education Committee, you will not be shocked to hear, Baroness Smith, that I am very interested in the issue around the financial stability of the sector. Indeed, we look forward to receiving your response to our report on higher education and funding in due course. You mentioned in your previous res…”

“I think my colleague Jess is about to come on to interventions.”

“Justine, are your users noticing the damaging effects of not being in childcare, particularly for their children with SEND?”

“We have already extensively discussed the challenges with childcare availability, particularly for children with SEND. I wondered if you could just expand a little more about how that affects not just parents in terms of trying to manage childcare but, in fact, child development as well. It strikes me that it is a doub…”

“Rachel, there is a tension here, is there not? Having more qualified staff risks making childcare even more expensive, but there is also this tension between whether early years should be about education or childcare. What is your perspective on this question?”

“Justine, is this something that Mumsnet users worry about?”

“Noted. Sarah, we are going to segue to the early years workforce now, which is something you raised in your opening remarks. When we, as a Committee, visited Estonia, one thing we were really struck by was how it requires early years teachers to hold a graduate-level degree in early years, something that is far from th…”

“Sarah, do you feel that Best Start family hubs have the resources to deliver everything we have heard that it is important they are delivering?”