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HANSARDDead Crustaceans (North-East Coast)I beg to move, That this House has considered dead crustaceans on the North East coast. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship yet again, Mr Hollobone. I seem to get…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsAbsolute nonsense. Rubbish.28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsNonsense.28 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for a second time, Sir Gary, despite the 10 years you tell me you have been in the role. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryAt the GP practice in Norton in my constituency, it is almost impossible to get an appointment on the phone. I have dozens of cases of individuals unable to access vital care. One…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersI agree. I think employers should play a greater role in prisons and we should encourage more of them in. However, we need to provide the right environment for employers. Many…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersI am interested in the hon. Gentleman saying that he represented 10 shoplifters a day. When I visit shops nowadays, they tell me they are deeply frustrated that shoplifters are…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)First, I know that the hon. Member for Glasgow North East cannot change the policy of the Scottish National party on the hoof, but I ask her to think about her sisters in England…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), to whom I pay tribute for her…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Seventh sitting)It is the one in between.21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersI accept that some progress has been made in this area, but we have a long way to go if we are to make it effective for many more people in the system. That is an illustration…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)It strikes me that my hon. Friend is talking about the need for training. The Minister has talked about guidance and all manner of other measures being put in place, but if the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again. I was chastised on Tuesday by the Chair for talking about the courts at some length. My hon. Friend has already talked about…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend will recollect that when she and I worked on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, many issues were raised about the disproportionate effect that that…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)These orders will apply to women, as they will to men. Has my hon. Friend seen the statement from Hannah Couchman, the senior legal officer for Rights of Women? She says: “Rights…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)rose —14 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)I am looking at subsection (2) which says: “It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that they had a reasonable excuse for the act…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)The Minister has just referred to oil refineries and private space. Chris Noble said in his evidence “If we moved more into a private space than currently, we would see that as…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is correct. I was surprised to hear the Minister say, “It’s okay: we can already charge these people. There are plenty of offences that they can be charged with and…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am extremely concerned about the unintended consequences that will result from the introduction not just of this…14 Jun 2022