Children & Families
Child poverty, childcare, early years, SEND, family courts, looked-after children
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 158PMQs 2026-03-25
We are now at war with Iran. Will the Prime Minister make the decision now to proscribe this brutal bunch of thugs and send them packing, or arrest them and put them in jail right now?...
PMQs 2026-03-11
Too often, I hear from families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Hertford and Stortford whose children have been left out of education for months or even years because th...
PMQs 2026-03-04
In my constituency, the Liberal Democrat-run Three Rivers district council has failed for years to submit an adequate local plan. It now has a ministerial direction, and prime green-belt land faces a ...
PMQs 2026-03-04
The Prime Minister has read out a long list—it is not enough. He says that we are pre-deploying; the one ship that we are sending, HMS Dragon, is still in Portsmouth. The fact is that the Type 45s can...
PMQs 2026-02-25
A free breakfast club will open in my constituency this April. However, Rochdale's growing popularity and population mean it desperately needs a new secondary school for mainstream and SEND children. ...
PMQs 2026-02-11
The manslaughter of baby Gigi Meehan at a nursery in Cheadle; 21 counts of child cruelty at Riverside nursery in Twickenham Green in my constituency; 56 charges of sexual assault and creating indecent...
PMQs 2026-02-11
It is a source of great pride to Scottish Labour MPs that, as Chancellor, Gordon Brown lifted more children out of poverty than any other Chancellor before him. It is also a source of great pride that...
PMQs 2026-02-11
Last year, Plymouth was named the national centre for marine autonomy and given a defence growth deal. However, the small and medium-sized enterprises in the unmanned surface vessel sector, many of wh...
PMQs 2024-05-22
In my Streatham constituency, child poverty is extremely high, with absolute poverty among children rising by its highest rate in 30 years and a quarter of all children living below the poverty line. ...
PMQs 2024-05-22
I welcome the hon. Member for South Thanet back and wish him well in his duties. I associate myself with the PM's remarks. My Wellingborough constituency is one of England's dental deserts according t...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1258Road Safety 2026-03-26
The family of Mathew Hardy have set up a petition calling for the immediate forfeiture of driving licences upon a positive drink or drug test they do this in circumstances where they lost their son ju...
Fusion Energy Private Sector Investment 2026-03-24
What steps he is taking to attract private sector investment for a fusion reactor. Last December, Donald Trump's media and technology group purchased a Californian-based fusion energy company, putting...
Child Exploitation 2026-03-23
With plans to regionalise police forces and potential scrapping of Staffordshire constabulary, there is fear that less focus will be placed on protecting children due to reduced engagement between sen...
Child Exploitation 2026-03-23
I am concerned that a child goes missing every three minutes, often as a warning sign of exploitation. Despite this clear connection, the term 'child criminal exploitation' is not included in the Depa...
Child Exploitation 2026-03-23
I am concerned that a child goes missing every three minutes, often as a warning sign of exploitation. Despite this clear connection, the term 'child criminal exploitation' is not included in the Depa...
Financial Abuse 2026-03-23
What steps she is taking to help tackle financial abuse. Abusive ex-partners often continue their abuse by withholding funds from children and former partners, causing financial hardship and forcing s...
Violence against Women and Girls 2026-03-23
One of my constituents suffered such coercive violence that her partner forced her to allow him back into the home. She could not tell anyone, and he continued to assault her daily. She reported the b...
Violence against Women and Girls 2026-03-23
Survivors in Monmouthshire tell me that economic abuse not only featured in their relationships but stopped them rebuilding their lives long after they left. For some, the separation compromised their...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Does the Minister agree that it is unforgiveable for someone who is supposed to look after a child to hurt them instead?...
Topical Questions 2026-03-18
Last week I met pupils from Pittencrieff primary school, Dollar academy and Queen Anne high school in my constituency to talk about how to keep them safe online. They were very much in favour of some ...