Sharon spoke to a gethering of women and campaigners at the annual Reclaim the Night march, which ended at Mowbray Park in Sunderland.

Sharon was invited to address a conference organised by Govnet on services for children and young people, held at the Arlington Conference Centre in Camden.

Sharon responded as Shadow Minister for Children and Families to a backbench debate on Autism, led by Robert Buckland.

Sharon spoke during a Westminster Hall debate on the economy of the North East, called by David Miliband.

Sharon spoke during the Westminster Hall debate she called on the regulation of electrical cabling.

Sharon spoke to the National Association of Independent and Non-maintained Special Schools conference at the Royal York Hotel, in York.

Sharon spoke to a fringe event on early intervention and prevention, organised by the WAVE Trust, at Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

Sharon's spoke to a fringe event on Special Educational Needs, hosted by the NASUWT at Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

Sharon spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on the funding of Fire and Rescue Services - a 4 minute limit on speeches was in place by the time Sharon was called to speak.

Sharon spoke in support of the Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill, of which she was a co-sponsor, during its Second Reading debate in the House of Commons.