Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

David Duguid Excerpts
Wednesday 30th March 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kemi Badenoch Portrait Kemi Badenoch
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I agree with the hon. Lady that childcare is a very important issue if we want to keep women in the workplace. We have spent more than £3.5 billion in each of the past three years on our early education entitlement and we continue to support families with their childcare costs.

David Duguid Portrait David Duguid (Banff and Buchan) (Con)
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T3. I welcome the Down Syndrome Bill and fully support its passage through Parliament. How will the Minister ensure that from the perspective of equality the Bill will not have the unintended consequence of prioritising support for Down’s syndrome over other genetic and chromosome disorders? Some of those, although not as well-known, are thought to be just as prevalent, if not more so, and certainly no less impactful for the families affected, for example, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. [Interruption.]

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I ask Members, please, not to walk in front of other Members while they are asking questions.