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In the chat box, I have been saying quietly to my committee members that short questions and answers are helpful, because we are trying to get through 26 questions and, although we are almost halfway through our time, we are only on question number 6.
In these different scenarios, and to different extents, new responsibilities may mean new business streams, new Members, and new staffing resources which would need to be accommodated.
That is a really important area of public policy, because that is the point at which children’s brains develop and we get an indication of their prospects as they get older.
It considered aspects such as new mother care, breastfeeding support, specialist training, and the mental health impacts of bereavement from miscarriage and the death of an infant.
The scheme is administered under a resolution of the House of 26 May 1999, as amended by a resolution of 23 March 2016, and consolidated and updated by the Members Estimate Committee.
I would certainly find it helpful to get further information, probably from the clerks rather than anybody else, about what has been provided under FOI, as that seems to be the principal focus of the latest correspondence.