"The hon. Gentleman raises an important point that I intend to deal with later.
I should like to raise a number of concerns relating to one young boy that also relate to the thousands of families in the UK who have children with type 1 diabetes and are struggling with …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"Yes. I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Young children and those in their teens hate to be different and need such support to ensure that they do not feel that they are different. Parents also need support, because it is difficult if they are not completely confident, when …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"I will mention care that can help children, and creating a level playing field throughout the country, because it is important that all children are treated equally.
The parent of a child in Derby is concerned that he is not being taken seriously by the head teacher of the school. …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"On that specific point, I have spoken to JDRF and I intend to send packs to every primary and secondary school in my constituency, so that they will have no excuse for not knowing about the situation...." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"Is the Minister aware that, according to the School Food Trust’s own survey, almost half of all state secondary schools offer non-permitted foods, and over a quarter offer non-permitted snacks at mid-morning break? Does not that show that it is nonsense to suggest that academies are the only schools not …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"This is happening because for more than 20 years civil servants have recognised that there will be winners and losers. As a group, we, and my hon. Friend in particular, must impress on the Minister that the most important thing is to get on with it now and have no …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"My hon. Friend says that confidence can be difficult to describe, but we know exactly what it is when we see it. Does she agree that girls often do much better in a single-sex environment in schools, even if it is only in a single-sex class in a co-educational comprehensive? …..." Pauline Latham - View Speech
"Thank you, Mrs Main. Does my hon. Friend agree that girls do much better if they are not threatened by apparently more confident boys?..." Pauline Latham - View Speech