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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The criminal injuries compensation scheme is a vitally important part of the justice system but among the gaps in the framework we inherited is interim support for victims of…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseI thank the Minister for her work on this policy so far, which is among the most meaningful things that has happened since we came into office, particularly the removal of the…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseI thank the Minister for giving way a second time—she is being very generous. Just to clarify, non-contact offences, including intimate image abuse, are not currently covered in…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe latest ONS statistics on drug-related deaths make horrifying reading. The rate of drug poisoning deaths in 2023 was double the 2012 rate. Just under half of all drug poisoning…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityI thank the Lord Chancellor for her statement, and for the leadership she has shown in trying to turn around a Department that, by any metric, was failing. I thank her for the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDWorkers in High-Carbon SectorsThe Secretary of State and the Minister will know that civil nuclear has a higher employment multiplier than any other form of zero or low-carbon energy generation. As part of the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsIn a week when the National Police Chiefs’ Council declared violence against women and girls a national emergency, Sky News has today published appalling accounts of sexual…24 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy caseworker Paula was left bereaved as a teenager after her father was killed by HIV and hepatitis from infected blood products. She has suffered enormously since, including…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. Although Warrington is known primarily as a rugby league town, we also have many thousands of football fans: those of our nearby premier…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI associate myself with the remarks of the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House on the sad passing of Lord Hoyle, who was a much-loved icon of Warrington, and in…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Commons Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsI thank the Chair of the Committee, and the Committee for their excellent work on this piece. I am a Back-Bench Member of Parliament, representing a diverse constituency with many…18 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) Order 2024
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Recovery of Crypto Assets and Investigations: Codes of Practice) Regulations 2024
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and Terrorism Act 2000 (Certain Information Orders: Code of Practice) Regulations 2024
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Orders 2024The Minister refers to terrorism, but could he clarify whether that would capture state entities involved in state terror, such as the North Korean regime, which we know is…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSeafarer Welfare: P&O FerriesTwo years on from P&O Ferries’ shocking attack on seafarer jobs, trade union rights and employment law, the legal loophole that it used to escape criminal sanctions has still not…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSeafarer Welfare: P&O Ferries2. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of seafarer welfare standards on P&O Ferries’ fleet.21 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 March.06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe UK used to be a world leader in psilocybin research but, despite the calls of the Home Affairs Committee, leading researchers, charities, veterans’ organisations and the Royal…06 Mar 2024HANSARDZoological Society of London (Leases) BillI confess that my constituency is a long way from London Zoo, but in Cheshire we benefit from the fantastic Chester Zoo. I wonder whether the Minister agrees that what is good for…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThis weekend, my heart broke to see some 20 officers and multiple police vans stationed outside my synagogue, and that this was deemed necessary for our protection. The conflict…19 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyNews that the UK is officially in recession comes as no surprise to my constituents, who have been battered by this Tory cost of living crisis. Food inflation is still double the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekI thank all hon. and right hon. Members who have made such thoughtful contributions today. Again, I thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David…08 Feb 2024