Ms Nusrat Ghani
MP for Sussex Weald · Conservative · United Kingdom
“Before we come to the urgent question, I must say how disappointing it is that the Government were not forthcoming with a proactive ministerial statement on this matter. The disruption to aviation and the impact on many constituents has been considerable.”
“The point of order and its content are not a matter for the Chair. I have not been notified of any Minister coming forward at this point, but I have only just come into the Chair. If the hon.”
“(3) Regulations under section 14Z45B must provide that, where an out-of-hospital service is to be provided to a patient, the integrated care board must— (a) offer the patient a choice of at least two providers capable of providing the service, which may include NHS bodies and independent sector providers approved to provide that service u…”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant requirements are— (a) that the special educational provision set out in section F of an EHC plan meets the needs identified by an EHC needs assessment; (b) that ICBs can be required to provide such special educational provision; (c) that ICBs must provide such special educational provis…”
“(3) The Charter must— (a) set out the fundamental principles and responsibilities for assessing whether a data sharing partnership is in the interest of the public and the NHS; (b) include the primary goal of protecting people’s privacy and their data from exploitation, while promoting trust in data systems and the handling of health data…”
“(2) Arrangements under subsection (1) must, so far as reasonably practicable, provide for— (a) general practitioners, dentists, pharmacists and other relevant primary care professionals to work together as part of integrated local primary care teams; (b) the sharing of relevant patient information between those professionals through secur…”
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“I am not sure whether the Chair was alerted to that point of order. It is always good to give prior notice on the exact language. The right hon. Member will know that that is not a matter for the Chair, but she has put her point on the record. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench will have heard it and will pass on her views. Bill Presented Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57 ) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for arm’s length bodies to be directly accountable to Parliament. Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March, and to be printed (Bill 208).”
“I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendments 1B, 5B and 8B. If the House agrees to any of those amendments, I will cause the customary entry waiving Commons financial privilege to be entered in the Journal . After Clause 1 Exemptions from the changes made by section 1: NHS and social care”
“I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendments 1 to 12, and 14 to 17. If any of those Lords amendments are agreed to, I will cause the customary entry waiving Commons financial privilege to be entered in the Journal . Clause 3 Application of multipliers”
“I am going to try to get everybody in. If interventions are taken, some people are going to lose out on being called to speak. Please keep that in mind.”
“Before the Leader of the House responds, I wish to put on the record my condolences to the right hon. Gentleman, and my love and prayers. He and I spent some time together in a Department. He was a top gentleman to work with, and his father will have been very proud.”
“Order. I will assist the shadow Foreign Secretary once the hon. Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) has finished her question. Please continue.”
“Order. This is a very sensitive and important debate. We need to ensure that language is temperate and respectful at all times. Our constituents are watching, as indeed is the world, so we must ensure that we in no way inadvertently misrepresent our colleagues. The right hon. Lady’s point is noted. We will now continue because we have a lot of people to get through. I call the Father of the House.”
“We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Transport Committee. Ruth Cadbury will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of the statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of the statement. These should be brief questions, not full speeches. I emphasise that questions should be directed to the Select Committee Chair, not to the relevant Minister. Front Benchers may take part in the questioning.”
“I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Act: Finance Act 2025.”
“Before we begin the debate, may I remind Members of the House’s rule on matters sub judice? Members should make no reference to live criminal cases in which a suspect has been charged.”
“Order. This debate has to conclude within two hours of its start, so we will have a six-minute time limit, other than for Front-Bench Members. I call the shadow Minister.”
“I remind hon. Members that interventions should not be short speeches. The hon. Lady is absolutely right; looking at the Chair should hopefully prevent her from saying the word “you” repeatedly.”
“Order. If the statement that the hon. Lady has made about a potential drafting error is indeed the case, has she made arrangements to ensure that the correct version of the amendment has been published?”
“Order. Before I call the next speaker, I refer back to the point made by Munira Wilson about the corrected online version of her amendment 1, for the benefit of Members who are in the Chamber. In case there is any confusion, the correct version should begin: “Clause 24, page 44, leave out lines 34 to line 4 on page 45 and insert”.”
“Order. To ensure that all colleagues can get in, questions will have to be short, and if the answers continue to be long, there will be some disappointed Back Benchers.”
“Amendment 171, in clause 15, page 29, line 18, at end insert— “(c) independent schools with caring responsibilities and offering SEND provision.” This amendment would include independent special schools within the profit cap provision. Government amendments 119 to 131. Government new schedule 1— Relevant authorities.”
“Amendment 189, in clause 12, page 18, line 6, at end insert— “(3A) The CIECSS may require an unannounced visit by Regulation 44 visitor to a children’s home, if it reasonably suspects that there are administrative breaches or minor concerns about the quality of care being provided. (3B) After Regulation 44 visitors have inspected the relevant children’s home or homes, the local authority may issue an improvement plan notice based on their findings.” This amendment would rely on the use of Regulation 44 visitors to inform the content of an improvement plan notice where the CIECSS has concerns about minor or technical breaches. Government amendment 118.”
“(3) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if– (a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and (b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of one or more of those establishments or agencies.” This amendment would require an inspection if the CIECSS believes that are reasons to cancel a children’s home registration, rather than issue an improvement plan notice.”
“Amendment 188, in clause 12, page 17, delete from line 21 to line 17 on page 21 and insert— “23A Requirement for inspection (1) The CIECSS may order an inspection of a parent undertaking, or any of its subsidiaries, if it has– (a) a subsidiary undertaking which meets the requirements of subsection (2), or (b) two or more subsidiary undertakings which meet the requirements of subsection (3). (2) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if– (a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on two or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and (b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of two or more of those establishments or agencies.”
“Amendment 187, in clause 11, page 16, line 25, at end insert— “(1C) The Secretary of State must review a deprivation of liberty order every 4 weeks to ensure that is appropriate for the order to remain in place.” This amendment would require a review of deprivation of liberty orders to ensure that they remain appropriate for the relevant child. Amendment 185, in clause 11, page 17, line 10, at end insert— “(8A) After subsection (9) insert— “(10) Where a child is kept in secure accommodation under this section, the relevant local authority has a duty to provide therapeutic treatment for the child.”” This amendment would place a duty on local authorities to provide therapeutic treatment for children subject to a deprivation of liberty order. Government amendment 117.”
“Amendment 186, in clause 11, page 16, line 18, at end insert— “(1AA) A child who is being looked after by a local authority in England and is under the age of 13 may not, whilst being kept in relevant accommodation in England, be deprived of their liberty in that accommodation unless this has been authorised by the Secretary of State.” This amendment would ensure that deprivation of liberty orders could not be issued to children under the age of 13 unless expressly authorised by the Secretary of State, in line with provisions relating to children’s homes.”
“Amendment 184, in clause 7, page 12, line 8, at end insert— “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the relevant person and a record must be kept of that person’s wishes.” This amendment would require local authorities to take account of the wishes of the relevant young person when providing staying close support, and keep a record of those wishes.”
“(9) Any review of a kinship local offer conducted by a local authority under subsection (7) must involve the participation of children and families.” This amendment would ensure that kinship families are actively engaged in shaping the support available to them, and that local authorities are held accountable for delivering their obligations. Amendment 183, in clause 5, page 9, line 31, at end insert— “(8) In fulfilling its duties under subsection (7) a local authority must annually consult and collect feedback from children in kinship care and their carers about its kinship local offer. (9) Feedback received under subsection (8) must be published annually.” This amendment would require local authorities to consult children and carers when assessing their kinship care offer.”
“Amendment 182, in clause 4, page 6, line 37, at end insert— “(6A) Where information is disclosed under this section, the recipient must consider the safety and welfare of others to whom the information may relate or involve and take steps to promote their safety and welfare, particularly in cases of domestic abuse or elder abuse.” This amendment seeks to ensure that other vulnerable members of a household are not inadvertently put at risk by the sharing of information, and that safety plans are put in place where needed. Government amendments 113 to 116. Amendment 174, in clause 5, page 9, line 31, at end insert— “(8) A kinship local offer published under subsection (5) must state when it will next be reviewed.”
“Amendment 180, in clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert— “(10) If the child is under the age of two, the family group decision-making conference must not delay the timetable for the making of permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care.” This amendment is designed to ensure that the offer of a family group decision-making meeting does not unduly delay making permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care Government amendment 111. Amendment 181, in clause 4, page 6, line 25, at end insert— “(4A) Where the relevant person considers that the disclosure would be more detrimental to the child than not disclosing the information, this decision must be recorded.” This amendment requires decisions made not to disclose information to be recorded. Government amendment 112.”
“Amendment 179, in clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert— “(10) If a child is to be looked after by other family members as a result of the family group decision-making meeting, the local authority must make arrangements to ensure the safety and welfare of the child and prepare a child protection plan that reflects this.” This amendment would ensure that if a child is going to be looked after by other family members, the local authority takes appropriate action, that is reflected in the child protection plan, to assure their safety and welfare.”
“(9) In exercising functions under this section in relation to a child, the local authority must, so far as is reasonably practicable and consistent with the child’s welfare— (a) ascertain the child’s wishes and feelings; and (b) give due consideration (having regard to the child’s age and understanding) to such wishes and feelings of the child as they have been able to ascertain.” This amendment would require a local authority to ascertain a child’s wishes and feelings regarding all aspects of family group decision-making, to give those views due consideration, and to support the child to participate in family group decision-making meetings where appropriate.”
“Amendment 172, in clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 21 to 26 and insert— “(8) The child in relation to whom the family group decision-making meeting is held should be supported to attend all or part of the meeting if they wish to do so, unless the local authority determines this not to be in the best interests of the child, in which instance efforts should be made to ensure their views are represented.”
“Amendment 178, in clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert— “(5) A family group decision-making meeting must be chaired by a systemic family therapist or other similarly qualified professional.” This amendment would require family group decision-making meetings to be chaired by a family therapist or other professional with equivalent qualifications. Particularly in cases involving domestic abuse, including coercion and control, it is essential that the FGDP has the expertise to manage this and protect the child/children.”
“Amendment 177, in clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) A family group decision-making meeting must be offered by the relevant local authority when a family is going through private law proceedings.” This amendment seeks to reduce the conflict in private law proceedings by offering a family group decision making meeting, allow other family members to support the child as well as to identify where there are significant safeguarding risks to the child/children. It would strengthen the intention that mediation and reconciliation out of court are better for the child.”
“(3) The Authority must act with a view to— (a) safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; (b) ensuring that institutions and settings fulfil their responsibilities in relation to child protection.” This new clause would seek to fulfil the second recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in establishing a Child Protection Authority for England. Amendment 176, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out from start to “in” in line 8 and insert— “When a local authority starts formal child protection proceedings.” This amendment would require the offer of a family group decision making meeting when formal child protection proceedings are initiated or when a child protection plan is failing to protect the child, rather than before a local authority makes an application for a care and supervision order.”
“(2) The purpose of such an Authority will be to— (a) improve practice in child protection; (b) provide advice and make recommendations to the Government on child protection policy and reforms to improve child protection; (c) inspect institutions and settings at some times and in such ways as it considers necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with child protection standards; and (d) monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and other inquiries relating to the protection of children.”
“New clause 46 —Extension of the ban on unregulated accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds— “(1) In the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010— (a) in Regulation 27A (Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in an unregulated setting), for “under 16” substitute “under 18”; (b) in Regulation 27B (Exception to the prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements), after paragraph (1), insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all accommodation provided to looked after children aged 16 and 17 meets the standards of regulated children’s homes or other regulated supported accommodation.”” (2) In section 22C of the Children Act 1989 (Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained), after subsection (6) insert— “(6A) A local authority must not place a looked after child aged 16 or 17 in unregulated accommodation that does not meet the requirements set out in regulations made under subsection (7).”” New clause 47 —Requirement for minimum standards for accommodation provided to 16- and 17-year-olds in care— “The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before Parliament regulations establishing national minimum standards for accommodation provided to 16- and 17-year-olds in care, ensuring— (a) access to appropriate levels of support and supervision; (b) safeguarding protections equivalent to those in regulated children’s homes; and (c) oversight by Ofsted or another appropriate regulatory body.” New clause 50 —Establishment of Child Protection Authority— “(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.”
“(3) In paragraph 19BA in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (local authority support for looked after children)— (a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “parent” insert “or in a residential children’s home”; (b) in sub-paragraph (3)(b), after “parent” insert “or residential children’s home”.’” This new clause would extend the “staying put” arrangements that currently exist for young people placed with foster parents to those living in a residential children’s home.”
“(2) In section 34(1), after paragraph (d) insert— “(e) his siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).” (3) In paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 2, after paragraph (c) insert— “(d) his siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).”” This new clause would ensure that children in care are allowed reasonable contact with their siblings. New clause 45 —Arrangements for remaining in a residential children’s home after reaching adulthood— “(1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows. (2) In section 23CZA (arrangements for certain former relevant children to live with former foster parents), at the end of subsection (2) insert – “or by which a person who is a former relevant child by virtue of section 23C(1)(b) continues to live at the residential children’s home at which they were resident when they were looked after.”
“New clause 43 —Automatic enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme— “(1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, introduce a scheme to automatically enrol certain individuals for the purposes of the Healthy Start scheme. (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain individuals” means people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme on the basis of having a child under the age of 4. (3) The scheme must provide the means for individuals to opt out of enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme.” New clause 44 —Contact with siblings for children in care— “(1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.”
“New clause 37 —Cessation of Child Protection Plans— “Where proceedings are initiated or a care and supervision order is issued under section 31 of the Children Act 1989, any cessation of child protection plans for children under five years old must be signed off by the relevant Director of Children's Services or Head of Social Work Practice.” This new clause would mean that the relevant Director of Children's Services or Head of Social Work Practice must sign off any cessation of child protection plans for children under five years old once proceedings have been initiated or once a care and supervision order has been issued.”
“(4) For the purposes of this section— “certain devices” means mobile phones and other devices which provide similar functionality and whose main purpose is not the support of learning or study; “the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom” means the Chief Medical Officers for— (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, and (d) Northern Ireland “the school day” includes all time between the start of the first lesson period and the end of the final lesson period.” This new clause would require the Secretary of State to take action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media by commissioning a report from the Chief Medical Officers and requiring schools to ban the use of mobile telephones during the school day.”
“(3) Any policy implemented under subsection (1)(c)— (a) may provide for exemptions from the policy, or for an alternative policy, for sixth form students, in so far as such exemptions or alternative policies do not negatively impact upon the wider policy; (b) may provide for exemptions for medical devices; (c) is to be implemented as the relevant school leader considers appropriate; and (d) may, where implemented by a boarding school or residential school, include appropriate guidance for the use of certain devices during other periods which their pupils are on school premises, subject to such policies safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in accordance with relevant national standards.”
“(2) Any advice published under subsection (1)(a) must have regard to— (a) the paper published on 7 February 2019 entitled “United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ commentary on ‘Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews’”, and (b) any scientific or other developments since the publication of that paper which appear to the UK CMOs to be relevant.”
“New clause 36 —Action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media— “(1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must, for the purposes of promoting the wellbeing of children— (a) direct the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom (“the UK CMOs”) to prepare and publish advice for parents and carers on the use of smartphones and social media use by children, (b) publish a plan for research into the impact of use of social media on children’s wellbeing, and (c) require all schools in England to have a policy that prohibits the use and carrying of certain devices by pupils during the school day.”
“New clause 35 —Extension of priority need status to under 25s— “(1) The Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002 is amended as follows. (2) In article (4), paragraph (1)(a), omit “twenty-one” and insert “twenty-five”. (3) In article (5), omit paragraph (1).” This new clause would extend the priority need status under homelessness legislation to all care leavers up to the age of 25, regardless of vulnerability.”
“(4) The national guidance issued under section (2)(b) must include— (a) national triggers for an automatic referral to children’s social care, including when a primary care giver enters custody or inpatient mental health provision, and when a child is arrested, (b) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how often children should receive help, (c) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how frequently a child’s support should be reviewed when they have a child in need plan, and (d) any other matters that the Secretary of State deems appropriate.” The purpose of this new clause is to reduce regional variations in the type, frequency and duration of support that children receive through child in need plans.”
“(3) The recommendations of the review must include the setting of— (a) metrics in the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Dashboard for assessing the progress of children with child in need plans, and (b) national guidance for local authorities defining the thresholds of need that children and families must meet to be offered children in need support.”
“(2) A report on the review must be published within six months of the conclusion of the review.” New clause 33 —National standards for children in need thresholds— (1) The Secretary of State must, within a year of the passing of this Act, conduct a review of the operation of section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (Provision of services for children in need, their families and others). (2) The review must assess regional and national variation in the type, frequency, and duration of support provided to children through child in need plans.”
“(5) For the purposes of this section “relevant school” means— (a) an academy school, (b) an alternative provision Academy, (c) a maintained school, (d) a non-maintained special school, (e) an independent school, or (f) a pupil referral unit, other than where established in a hospital.” This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to introduce a national programme to regularly measure and report on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in schools. New clause 30 —Benefits of outdoor education to children’s wellbeing— “(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review on the benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing.”
“(3) A programme established under this section must— (a) be developed and piloted within two years of the passing of this Act; (b) be fully implemented in England no later than the start of the academic year three years after the passing of this Act; (c) be reviewed as to its effectiveness by the Secretary of State every three years. (4) Any review of the programme under subsection (3)(c) must be published and laid before Parliament.”
“(2) A programme established under this section must— (a) conduct a national survey of the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in relevant schools in England; (b) support schools in the administration of the survey (c) make provision for parental and student consent to participation in the survey, ensuring that participation is voluntary and that results are handled confidentially; and (d) regularly publish the results of the survey and provide relevant data to participating schools, local authorities and other public bodies for the purposes of improving children and young people’s wellbeing.”
“(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to sections 86(3), 86B(2) and (4) and 87, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children. (3) In this section, “children who are living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.”” New clause 29 —Establishment of National Wellbeing Measurement Programme— “(1) The Secretary of State must establish a national children and young people’s wellbeing measurement programme.”
““looked after child” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989; ”pupil premium grant” means the grant of that name paid to a school or a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 (power of Secretary of State and Senedd Cymru to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc).” New clause 28 —Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care— “(1) For section 88B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (admission arrangements relating to children looked after by local authority) substitute— “88B Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care (1) Regulations may require the admission authorities for maintained schools in England to include in their admission arrangements provision relating to the admission of children who are— (a) looked after by a local authority in England, or (b) living in kinship care as may be prescribed.”