Debates between Daisy Cooper and Lucy Powell during the 2024 Parliament

Business of the House

Debate between Daisy Cooper and Lucy Powell
Thursday 17th October 2024

(2 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to Archie, his parents and the fantastic work of that charity. The Government are committed to supporting children and young people with cancer. We established a children and young people taskforce earlier this year. I am sure that the Secretary of State will come to the House to update us on that.

Daisy Cooper Portrait Daisy Cooper (St Albans) (LD)
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Two days ago, the Conservative administration at Hertfordshire county council filibustered during a debate, preventing a Liberal Democrat motion on improving special educational needs and disabilities services in Hertfordshire from being debated at all. May we have a debate in Government time about the importance of scrutiny and constructive opposition at all levels of government, especially on the issue of SEND? In Hertfordshire, SEND services are failing children.

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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First and foremost, my job as Leader of the House of Commons is to ensure that issues are scrutinised and debated in this House, and that we do not filibuster and disrespect people’s views, or topics that they want to raise. I hope that parties across local government respect that, too. The important matter of SEND, which the hon. Lady mentioned, is raised here a lot, so I am sure that if she applied for a debate, it would be well attended.