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HANSARDGambling Advertising in SportPerhaps I can just enlighten the Minister: if a child is of a larger size and cannot get a shirt to fit in a child’s size, they end up having the logo on the front of it, so…19 Mar 2020HANSARDGambling Advertising in SportBefore we proceed, I should say that we have had official apologies from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who is unable to be with us but sends his best wishes.…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportCharities such as Faith in Families in my constituency are really nervous that they will not be able to pay their wages. Without staff, they cannot deliver the projects for which…19 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI believe the Minister will know that cross-party working is in my DNA, and I really do want to do everything I can to make sure we get this right. This is a personal but…18 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I add my thanks to the FCO staff, who are working under really difficult circumstances. Can the Foreign Secretary advise my constituents, Tony and Jill Low, who are currently…17 Mar 2020HANSARDPeriod PovertyA recent report by Women’s Aid shows that almost half of domestic abuse survivors living in refuges do not have enough money to pay for essentials. Schools, prisons and hospitals…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Children and Domestic AbuseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this important debate and on her…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsAs ever, it is a huge pleasure to speak in today’s debate on Welsh affairs, in honour of which I sound as if am impersonating Bonnie Tyler. As deputy leader of the Welsh Labour…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsShe wants us to come.27 Feb 2020HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation: ProsecutionsThe lack of services to support the victims of female genital mutilation is often seen as a reason why so many cases are left unreported. What effect does the Attorney…13 Feb 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentI, too, congratulate the hon. Members for Bosworth (Dr Evans), for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) and for Guildford (Angela Richardson) on their eloquent and passionate speeches. They…13 Feb 2020HANSARDProblem GamblingAs chair of the all-party group for gambling related harm, I am delighted that the Government have adopted so many of our recommendations over the last 18 months. Our latest one…13 Feb 2020HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions4. What steps the CPS is taking to improve the rate of prosecution of people responsible for female genital mutilation.13 Feb 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: Exploitation of ChildrenWith no statutory definition of “child criminal exploitation”, different safeguarding agencies and police forces understand the risks differently, but county lines exploitation is…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsI certainly agree. I think the consensus in this Chamber—and some news channels, no doubt—will prompt local authorities, hospitals and other people to come forward and offer us…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsI thank the Leader of the House for allocating time for this debate and warmly thank everyone for their kind words about the work that I have done. This place is at its best when…06 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSergeant Michael Rowley served his country for 25 years. As a result of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, he started drinking heavily and gambling—not an uncommon…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. Like me, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) has a proposed site for a new…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI congratulate the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton) on his excellent maiden speech about a venue to which all South Walians have made the annual pilgrimage to see…23 Jan 2020HANSARDState Pension Age Increase: Transitional ArrangementsThe appeal speaks for some of the groups of 1950s women, but certainly not all, and colleagues—both retreads and newbies—will by now have heard from women with different…23 Jan 2020