No parent should have to face the devastating loss of a child. But for around 2,400 families every year in England and Wales, that is the reality they experience.

I was proud to introduce a Bill in Parliament to make one simple but important change: giving bereaved parents the option to register a stillbirth remotely.

This Bill was inspired by my constituents Cassie and Ryan Claydon from Chadderton, who tragically lost their daughter Matilda at 36 weeks and are campaigning to make this change, and it was an honour to welcome them to Parliament to hear the Bill being presented.

When they shared their experience with me, they explained how having to attend a register office in person added another layer of distress at the worst possible moment of their lives.

For some families, attending in person will be the right choice and that option must remain. But for others, the ability to register a stillbirth from home, surrounded by loved ones, would provide a small but meaningful act of compassion.

Scotland has already shown that remote registration can work, protecting the integrity of the process while giving bereaved families greater choice and flexibility.

Government cannot prevent tragedy. But it can ensure that its own systems are compassionate, understanding and fit for the people they serve.

I am grateful to Cassie and Ryan for sharing their story and for turning their own heartbreaking experience into a campaign for change that could help thousands of families in the future.

For Matilda, and for every family affected by baby loss, we can and must do better.

It was an honour to sit alongside Chadderton couple Cassie and Ryan Claydon on Sky News to talk about their campaign to allow remote stillbirth registrations in England and Wales, so that grieving parents don’t have to attend the registrars office in person waiting alongside new parents and their newborn babies.

It was a privilege to bring a Bill to Parliament to raise awareness too, and I hope we are able to build support to make it a reality.

It was a pleasure to welcome Chadderton couple Cassie and Ryan Claydon to Parliament today to hear the Ten Minute Rule Bill they proposed to change the law in England and Wales to allow the remote registration of stillbirths.

This is quite a moment; to see an issue raised at a constituency advice surgery in Royton presented as a Bill to Parliament. While they don’t routinely become law it is an important way to highlight an issue and on something so simple but effective I hope ministers take it on board.

I’ll post the speech tomorrow morning!