The hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) told head teachers at their conference that they could not duck their responsibility for the "Crisis in Children's literacy and numeracy".

Is my right hon. Friend aware of the Crisis in the Children's Society in Wales, which announced earlier this week that it was pulling out of Wales, closing all its projects and making all its staff redundant?

The early-day motion noted that there was "a Crisis in Children's diet-related health", shown by the levels of obesity among children and the appearance in young people of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, which were previously confined to adults.

Three weeks ago, I asked the Prime Minister about the Crisis in Children's hospitals.

It is no exaggeration to say that there is a Crisis in Children's diets.

As the Minister will no doubt say, one aspect of technological change is this peculiar paradox: although there is a Crisis in Children's television, we have never had so much of it.

As my noble friend Lord Whitty said, it is no exaggeration to say that there is a Crisis in Children's diet.

We need to ensure that the national Crisis of Children waiting for adopters ends, and that it ends as soon as possible.

Is it not time that greater attention is paid at a national level to what is a Crisis in Our Children's services?

The Times has just launched a campaign to highlight the Crisis in Children's and young people's mental health and the subject is rapidly rising up the political agenda.

In my own local authority, Kirklees, despite strong leadership and a clear commitment to protect and safeguard vulnerable children and adults, there is an acknowledged Crisis in Children's mental health and autism services.