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A system of forced adoption stigmatised unmarried mothers. Many were separated from their babies without meaningful, informed consent. The Government must apologise to survivors.
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- The Children’s Commissioner for England, @Rachel_deSouza and child poverty campaigners will give evidence to us and @CommonsWorkPen on the government's new Child Poverty Strategy. Tuesday 24 March, 10am Full session details and watch live: committees.parliament.uk/event/26901
- Education Committee reposted
During this week's session examining Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), we heard from Anna Bird of @contactfamilies and @DCPcampaign, about her concerns on the lack of health reform in the Schools White Paper 📄
00:00 - Replying to @CommonsEdWatch the session in full: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/60…
- In the first panel of our session on Historical Forced Adoption, we spoke to members of the Movement for an Adoption Apology and members of the @AdultAdopteeMov. During the second panel, we heard from @educationgovuk Minister for Children, @JoshMacAlister ⬇️
00:00 - The @educationgovuk Minister for Children, @JoshMacAlister, will give evidence to us as we conclude our work on historical forced adoption. Also giving evidence are campaigners with experience of forced adoption. Tuesday 10 March, 10am 🕙
- Continuing our inquiry into reading for pleasure, we heard from children's author and teacher @onichum during our latest evidence session. Here, she explains the need for change in attitudes towards reading 📖
00:00 - What are you reading this World Book Day? We've been investigating what can be done to reverse the declining number of children reading for pleasure.
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