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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

I take the hon. Gentleman's point. We are committed to ensuring that we fully support Sure Start children's centres. That is why I said that we are glad that there is to be statutory provision for them in the Bill. That is why I mentioned, in the context of the question asked by the hon. Member for Stockton, South (Ms Taylor), that we are anxious to ensure that more people use the centres. That is why the Department of Health is extending the provision of health visitors. If we were intent on allowing Sure Start children's centres to wither on the vine, to be underfunded, or to be undercut or undermined in any way, we would not have made those commitments.