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HANSARD Pride MonthThis has been an excellent debate on Pride Month. Indeed, I am exceptionally proud to respond to it on behalf of Her Majesty’s Opposition as shadow Minister for Women and…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Pride MonthOn the Minister’s point about the experience of LGBT people during the pandemic, will the Government commit to an equality impact assessment so that this can be properly measured…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsTeachers and school staff in Warrington North have moved heaven and earth over the past 18 months to try to support the education and welfare of our town’s young people in the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsThe Minister did not give a straightforward answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), so I will ask her again: is she confirming that…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeLike many Warringtonians, and indeed a number of other hon. Members who I know plan to attend, I am massively looking forward to Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender festival,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. We need more three and four-bedroom family properties in Warrington where people can have a good standard of living, but what developers…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI am very pleased to be able to speak in this debate today, not just because there are local issues that I wish to raise, but because planning policy reveals so much about who…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Hillsborough: Collapse of TrialsThirty-two years after the Hillsborough tragedy, the families of the 96 football fans unlawfully killed that day have not seen justice done. Three of my Warrington North…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Ofsted Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and CollegesMany of the issues raised in the Ofsted report are not new, and indeed there was much I recognised from my own experience in education of widespread and normalised sexual…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreements: Cameroon and GhanaDoes the hon. Lady agree that it makes a mockery of parliamentary scrutiny for the Government to say that we cannot have a vote on the UK’s deal with Cameroon today because we had…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Menopausal Symptoms: SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Ghani. I must begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) for bringing forward this important…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsPolling for the GMB union found that 76% of the public want fire and rehire to be banned, including 71% of Conservative voters. If only unscrupulous employers use fire-and-rehire…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Equal Economic RecoveryThe economic impact of covid has hit women disproportionately hard. According to the Women’s Budget Group, 52% of people who have been furloughed are women, despite their making…26 May 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice Review: Response to RapeI have heard harrowing testimony from a number of my constituents about their experience of seeking justice after rape and sexual violence. The majority felt that they had been…25 May 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan: Independent Panel ReportFive police investigations failed to find the person or persons responsible for Daniel’s murder, but they did find evidence of police corruption. Police officers and News UK…24 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that you and the Leader of the House will join me, Mr Speaker, in sending best wishes to Warrington Rylands football club, who are playing at Wembley in the FA vase…20 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThousands of my constituents work in the nuclear sector, which only this week has seen students from Warrington University Technical College beginning prestigious degree…18 May 2021HANSARDSexual Assault: Naming of VictimsWhat steps he is taking in response to people naming victims of sexual assault.18 May 2021HANSARDSexual Assault: Naming of VictimsWhile we still see instances of victims of sexual assault being named publicly, women continue to be silenced from naming their abusers by civil actions from those who are wealthy…18 May 2021HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksLast night, Jewish communities across the country began our celebrations for the festival of Shavuot, and I wish all of those marking it a chag sameach. The scenes of antisemitic…17 May 2021