I knew then, as I do now, that I am very lucky, and as a member of this Parliament, I am acutely aware that too many children throughout this country and in my own electorate don't have the advantages I enjoyed. That knowledge stands beside me today. As an ambulance officer for St John, I've been into homes with black mould on the walls, treated children with breathing problems in overcrowded housing, self-harm due to mental health, and I've been on the roadside with colleagues as we tried to save the life of yet another person blighted by drugs and crime.