Jun 23, 2015 | Newsroom
Emma has criticised the Government’s narrow focus on adoption and questioned their plans to reform the adoption system in the debate on the Education and Adoption Bill. The Bill would give new powers to the Education Secretary to force local authorities to turn over...
Jun 16, 2015 | Newsroom
At Education Questions today (15th June) Emma warned the Children’s Minister Edward Timpson MP that local councils no longer had the resources to make sure children’s social services were protecting children as effectively as they could. Emma told the House that cuts...
Mar 18, 2015 | Newsroom
Emma has given her backing to a Labour MP’s petition calling on the Prime Minister to give full protection to those who give evidence over alleged child sex offences committed by Westminster politicians. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has...
Feb 24, 2015 | Newsroom
Emma and a group of cross-party MPs have successfully convinced the Government to change the law on child exploitation, to prevent sexually exploited children from being blamed for the crimes committed against them. Labour supported an amendment to the Serious Crime...
Feb 12, 2015 | Newsroom
Labour’s plans to expand free childcare will bring huge benefits for working parents, Emma said earlier this week. Emma joined Labour’s Shadow Children and Families Minister Alison McGovern MP in support of Labour’s pledge to expand free childcare for working parents...
