- 05/12/2024
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
- Category: News
The image shows Amanda Hack MP, praising the hard work of our school staff during a debate on breakfast clubs in the House of Commons on Monday 18th November
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Amanda Hack encourages schools to sign up for a free breakfast club.
Applications opened last week for local schools to join the ‘early adopter’ rollout for free breakfast clubs.
Last week, the Labour Government continued its commitment to breaking down barriers for young people. Local schools in North West Leicestershire can now apply to join the ‘early adopter’ rollout of free breakfast clubs, which will provide children with a hot breakfast meal, and families with 30 minutes of quality childcare ahead of the start of the school day.
Previously, only one in seven primary schools in England had breakfast clubs, and more than two in five non-working mothers said that they would prefer to work if they could arrange convenient, reliable and affordable childcare. Over half of parents say they have problems finding formal childcare that is flexible enough to fit their needs.
Amanda Hack Said:
“Every child deserves the best start to their day, and every family deserves the support to balance work and home life. These new breakfast clubs will ensure that children are ready to learn, while giving parents the flexibility they need. This is a real step forward in breaking down the barriers to opportunity.
I have written to all of our primary schools in North West Leicestershire to encourage them to be part of the 750 ‘early adopters’ who will help to shape the programme, which is due to commence in April.
Evidence shows that providing a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day can contribute to increased concentration and improved well-being and behaviour. Together, these breakfast clubs will boost parents’ work choices and children’s life chances.”
The Government is also developing an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty and give children the best start in life, which will be published in the spring. The Taskforce led by the Work and Pensions Secretary, and Education Secretary are looking at all available levers across government to drive forward short-term and long-term actions to reduce child poverty.
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Yesterday's announcement on expanding the Warm Home Discount will see 160,000 more families in the East Midlands have their bills cut.
Keir Starmer wrote about the change in the Leicester Mercury yesterday: tinyurl.com/ycykym3h
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As a lifelong Labour supporter and voting for you I am disgusted with your change to voting No on the Assisted Dying Bill. Too many MPs vote using their personal preferences rather than the consensus of their electorate. Thought you might be a different MP than the previous one but guessing I was wrong. …Disappointing.
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How taking away winter fuel and then giving it back to some of the ones you took it away from in the first place can be seen as a success....is beyond me
🚛 Great visit to Pall-Ex UK recently, a leading name in logistics right at the heart of our local economy.
We had important conversations about:
✅ Creating high-quality, well-paid jobs
✅ Supporting local apprenticeships to give people new career opportunities
✅ How we can decarbonise the logistics industry
✅ The vital role logistics plays in driving growth across our region
Huge thanks to the team at Pall-Ex for the warm welcome and forward-thinking discussions. It's clear that with the right support, businesses like this can help build a greener, fairer economy for everyone.
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Did you quiz them on why they have lorries backing up at 11pm every evening blocking the road and making it dangerous for other road users to pass safely.
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Not a sarcastic comment at all but did you speak to them about taking on disabled people, making necessary adjustments in the workplace and allowing extra, extended sick leave. I know you support the welfare reform as it is (personally I think it needs to happen too but as it is done as a costcutting exercise, totally immoral and it will end up costing lives), it might be a good idea to find out which local businesses are willing to support disabled people back to work.
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