The minister did not provide a formal response within this debate transcript. The interventions were supportive comments from other Labour MPs, focusing on various aspects of children’s social care and initiatives in the north-east. I congratulate Mark Ferguson on securing this debate. Gateshead council achieved a “good” rating across all areas of its children’s services in the Ofsted report, highlighting strong early help service and robust multi-agency collaboration. Two-thirds of council children’s services in the north-east are rated either “good” or “outstanding”. The number of children in care has grown faster in the north-east than any other region. The Government outlined their vision to reform the children’s social care system focusing on early support, preventing crises and keeping families together. We are committed to ensuring that young people leaving care have stable homes, access to health services, support for lifelong relationships, and opportunities for education, employment and training. Additional funding has been given to local authorities to provide extra support for high-risk care leavers at risk of rough sleeping. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes measures to limit the number of branded uniform items that schools can require. We are working on delivery plans for new breakfast clubs from April. In response to mental health, we are determined to make sure that children have the support they need in our schools and being delivered by our health services. A £40 million package has been announced to trial a new kinship allowance, ensuring transparency and accessibility of information for kinship families.