Debate on bill on Monday, 17 March 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Stephen Morgan.

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Programme (No. 2) motion. Report stage (first day). New clause 18, discussed with further new clauses, new schedules and amendments. Agreed to on question. New clauses 19-22 agreed to. New clause 36 negatived on division (159 to 317). Clauses 4, 11, 18, 20 and new Schedule 1 agreed to, some with amendments. Clause 12, amendment 188, negatived on division (160 to 319). Bill to further considered tomorrow.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 764 cc49-132
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Education
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: Programme motions; New clauses; Proxy voting
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26. As amended in Public Bill Committee.
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Emma Lewell | 764 cc100-2 (Link to this contribution)
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
I rise to spea...; Neil O'Brien | 764 cc106-7 (Link to this contribution)
We have heard some superb speeches this afternoon. The Chair of the Education Committee, the hon....; Stephen Morgan | 764 c107 (Link to this contribution)
Of course we hear parents’ concerns about screen time, but this is a wider issue across the board...; Bobby Dean | 764 cc104-6 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in favour of new clause 35 and amendment 174, both in my name, as well as the ame...; Jim Shannon | 764 c62 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome what the Minister says. Last week, some of us had the opportunity to attend an event wh...; Jim Shannon | 764 c74 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Lady aware of the pilot scheme introduced in Northern Ireland by the Education Minist...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 cc49-61 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Government new clause 19—Cases in...; Stephen Morgan | 764 cc52-62 (Link to this contribution)
I start by thanking all hon. and right hon. Members for their valuable contributions during the p...; Stephen Morgan | 764 c62 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member is a tireless champion for children and young people, and he regularly writes to ...; Chris Vince | 764 c63 (Link to this contribution)
Although not explicitly mentioned in the document, young carers are obviously a group of young pe...; Stephen Morgan | 764 cc63-4 (Link to this contribution)
Supporting young carers is a key priority for this Government. My hon. Friend is a real champion ...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 c65 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.; Neil O'Brien | 764 cc64-5 (Link to this contribution)
I want to concentrate today on our new clause 36, which would ban phones from our schools. The ne...; Chris Vince | 764 c66 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the shadow Minister for giving way; he should take this as a constructive intervention. A...; Neil O'Brien | 764 c66 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member has brilliantly anticipated a point I was going to make, and if he looks at the t...; Neil Hudson | 764 c66 (Link to this contribution)
When I visit schools across my constituency, I find that many have instituted policies banning mo...; Neil O'Brien | 764 cc66-8 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is completely correct, and I was going to come on to that very point.
The Ch...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 c68 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Education Committee.; Helen Hayes | 764 cc67-71 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of new clauses 3 and 4, which both stand in my name.
The Educati...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 c71 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.; Munira Wilson | 764 cc71-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure and a privilege to rise to speak on part 1 of the Bill, and in particular on the...; Helen Maguire | 764 c73 (Link to this contribution)
In Surrey alone, spending on private special educational needs schools has risen from £48 million...; Munira Wilson | 764 cc72-4 (Link to this contribution)
I had not shared my speech with my hon. Friend, but she has anticipated the next couple of points...; Munira Wilson | 764 c74 (Link to this contribution)
It is always an honour to take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman, and it is great to hear a...; Suella Braverman | 764 c74 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments on the new clause, and also the cross-party support that demon...; Munira Wilson | 764 cc74-5 (Link to this contribution)
The data in the book to which the right hon. and learned Lady has referred is alarming. Last week...; Alistair Strathern | 764 cc75-7 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak about some very important amendments and new clauses, but also about a ...; Damian Hinds | 764 c75 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Gentleman will find that what the Government committed to do was some research.<...; Alistair Strathern | 764 c75 (Link to this contribution)
I think the right hon. Gentleman will find that the Minister did not just commit to do some resea...; Tristan Osborne | 764 c77 (Link to this contribution)
Of the six Education Secretaries we had between 2019 and last year’s election, did any of them pr...; Alistair Strathern | 764 c77 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend, who could not have put my next point better.
I completely recognise...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 c77 (Link to this contribution)
I urge Members to ensure that they keep their language respectful at all times.; Tristan Osborne | 764 cc79-81 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support this Bill and the Government’s amendments. Specifically, I will talk to new cla...; Will Forster | 764 cc81-2 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak on this important Children’s Wellbeing a...; Nusrat Ghani | 764 c82 (Link to this contribution)
Very powerful indeed.; Jess Asato | 764 cc81-4 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of new clause 8 in my name, which has the support of many colleagues a...; Damian Hinds | 764 c84 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to join in this important debate, as it has been to serve on the Bill Committee....; Suella Braverman | 764 c84 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend speaks with huge levels of authority given his previous roles. He has just m...; Helen Hayes | 764 c86 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is raising a number of technical considerations about the implementation...; Damian Hinds | 764 cc87-6 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Lady was here for the first two or three minutes of my speech—that is broadly wh...; Tristan Osborne | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
Did the right hon. Gentleman say that it was a “rite of passage” for young people as young as yea...; Luke Murphy | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of fact—[Interruption.] I am reading from a mobile phone but, talking about quoting, t...; Damian Hinds | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member clearly did not consult the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tristan Osborn...; Luke Murphy | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
It was not just any website; it was the right hon. Member’s website, and it was a direct quote. M...; Damian Hinds | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
No, it was not posturing then and it is not posturing now. We issued non-statutory guidance—; Luke Murphy | 764 c88 (Link to this contribution)
Which you described as a ban.; Damian Hinds | 764 c87 (Link to this contribution)
I do not know if the hon. Member has been reading misquotes.com again, but I did not say what he ...; Caroline Nokes | 764 c90 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I gently suggest to right hon. and hon. Members that we are meant to be debating the Child...; Damian Hinds | 764 c90 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker; indeed we are. In fairness to the hon. Lady, there is a connec...; Mike Martin | 764 c90 (Link to this contribution)
On Friday, I visited Kent college in my constituency, which has recently instituted a ban. Phones...; Damian Hinds | 764 c90 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member makes a powerful point very effectively. There will always be arguments about nee...; Siobhain McDonagh | 764 cc90-3 (Link to this contribution)
Madam Deputy Speaker, may I, through you, wish all Members of the House a very happy St Patrick’s...; Carla Denyer | 764 cc93-4 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of amendment 172, tabled by my party, and then I will say a few words ...; Darren Paffey | 764 cc94-6 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to comment on Government new clauses 18 to 22 and new clause 3. I very much welcome the ne...; Rebecca Smith | 764 cc96-8 (Link to this contribution)
On Second Reading, I spoke about the role of supported lodgings, but I also spoke about the impac...; Rebecca Smith | 764 cc99-100 (Link to this contribution)
I will reserve my judgment, because I am not convinced that stripping out excessive profiteering ...; Lee Dillon | 764 cc102-3 (Link to this contribution)
As the son of a lady from Limerick, may I offer my mum, my wider family and everybody in the Hous...; Stephen Morgan | 764 cc107-111 (Link to this contribution)
I reiterate my thanks to all right hon. and hon. Members across the House for their thoughtful co...; Kit Malthouse | 764 c111 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Caroline Nokes | 764 c111 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I cannot hear the Minister speak, so I assume that nobody else can.; Stephen Morgan | 764 cc111-2 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) had the opportunity to speak in th...; Judith Cummins | 764 c125 (Link to this contribution)
With the leave of the House, I shall put a single question on Government amendments 119 to 131.; Tom Hayes | 764 c98 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a powerful point about the importance of accessing coherent and organised...; Stephen Morgan | 764 c48 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; Steve Barclay | 764 cc78-9 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to clause 9 and the important issue of looked-after children, which I think Membe...; Damian Hinds | 764 cc84-6 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend and near constituency neighbour makes a very important point, and I am sure ...; Damian Hinds | 764 c89 (Link to this contribution)
With respect, there are different levels. There is non-statutory guidance, statutory guidance and...; Steve Barclay | 764 c89 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend, who has detailed experience in the Department, is speaking as eloquently as...; Damian Hinds | 764 c89 (Link to this contribution)
As ever, my right hon. Friend makes a compelling point. Madam Deputy Speaker, you will be pleased...; Lola McEvoy | 764 c89 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Member knows where I stand and my views on this issue. Will he outline what has ch...; Amanda Martin | 764 cc103-4 (Link to this contribution)
As a former teacher, I know at first hand the importance of safeguarding and ensuring that every ...
Subjects: Children Children in care Abuse Accountability Carers Protection Pupils Mobile phones Mental health services Social services Schools Special educational needs Victim support schemes Compassionate leave Care leavers Social media Young carers Kinship care
Legislation: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

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