Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Stephanie Peacock Excerpts
Thursday 19th May 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Spencer Portrait Mark Spencer
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The creation of the integrated care system represents a huge opportunity to make sure that children’s services are more joined up. The SEND review Green Paper published in March recognises the challenges with the current arrangements and includes a proposal to legislate to introduce new local SEND partnerships to ensure effective local delivery. Health questions on 14 June will be an opportunity for my hon. Friend to raise these matters directly with the Secretary of State, but he may want to pursue an Adjournment debate as well to explore them further.

Stephanie Peacock Portrait Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) (Lab)
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Can we have a Government statement on what checks were made on an individual’s background, including allegations made against them, before they were put on to the Home Office panel to advise the Home Secretary on how to deal with grooming gangs and child exploitation?

Mark Spencer Portrait Mark Spencer
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I have Mr Speaker’s advice ringing in my ears and I do not want to talk about—