Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Blackman Excerpts
Wednesday 24th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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The hon. Lady talks about meeting Michel Barnier tomorrow with other colleagues, but I hope that she will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister who is acting in the UK’s interest rather than in any local national interest.

Bob Blackman Portrait Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
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Returning to the subject, what changes does my right hon. Friend propose in terms of inspection of care homes to ensure that children are safe in those care homes?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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My hon. Friend raises an important point. The social care innovation programme plans to change the laws in England so that local authorities have to promote the physical and mental health of looked-after children, and this would be a major step forward in this area of policy.