Live online chat with The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, on Thursday 24th May 1-2pm

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Hi all

Ok this is your chance to have your say about what, in an ideal world, you'd like to happen to childcare, nurseries and pre-schools (as well as debate what's happening in the sometimes non ideal world). The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children and mum of three, will be joining us for a lunchtime chat on Thursday 24th May, so bring your sarnies, get your questions ready and join us then. For those of you who have unavoidable lunchtime commitments (and letters from your mum to prove it) we'll let you post your questions in advance here. For the rest of you, we'll see you on the 24th.

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Seriously, Beverley - there's only 10 minutes left and you've not answered one breastfeeding question

by 'it' i mean the woeful lack of bf support.

Nestle....formulate...very good hunker

"I take reports from organisations like UNICEF very seriously, but do not accept their latest publication because ..."

well how very convenient,
so blow me down and excuse me if I 'do not accept the Labour Party's publications because' ..... how long have you got?

beverley, i'm desperate to give you the benefit of the doubt here...

Here's a link to read after the online chat, Beverley, re the Nestle Boycott

That the Minister for Children will not answer any breastfeeding question is very depressing indeed. [unless you are going to at any moment Beverly..]

how can you not have an answer for these questions? did you bf, beverley? what was your experience of bfing support?

Are you boycotting Nestle?

Bozza, all children will be entitled to 15 hours from 2010, and we wil be rolling this out over the next few years.

Will you answer the questions on breastfeeding?

oh no, this is Actually Making me Cry... it feels like being back there, asking for help and not getting it all over again...

Are you boycotting Nestle?

Breastfeeding is a HOT topic on mumsnet Ms Hughes, I'd appreciate an answer myself.

Will you answer the breastfeeding questions?

Aitch, sweetheart, dont cry....

oh give her chance

if she's only got 2 mins left she doesn't want to spend it reading the same point over and over again

I'm sure she's getting to it

will you answer the breastfeeding questions?

will you answer the breastfeeding questions?

will you answer the breastfeeding questions?

Cap - the question was asked on 17th May - thats plenty of time, surely? Its just a yes or no answer?

aitch please Don't Cry

Capp, I didn't make the same point over and over.

I made different ones.

In separate posts, so that they could be answered separately.

it all seems a bit pie in the sky! In reality 30,000 women are made "redundant" whilst on or returning from maternity leave. It happened to me ... employers can still refuse the right to turn down a request for flexible working and make life difficult for those who request it ...