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HANSARDCourt BacklogsI recently met, in my constituency, two people whose son and daughter-in-law had been brutally killed in June 2023. Nearly two years on, the case has yet to come to court. It has…22 Apr 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI never thought I would say this, but I have a lot of sympathy with Reading fans at the moment. When I was a kid growing up, my team, Brighton and Hove Albion, experienced a lot…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI want to briefly tell the story of my local club, Brighton and Hove Albion, which is very much the story of the recent highs and lows of English football. In summary, I have been…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week I visited a local sixth-form college in Brighton, and one of the first questions I was asked was when the House will vote on introducing votes at 16. I did my best,…06 Feb 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsI warmly welcome the Minister’s statement. Isn’t it nice to finally have a Government who want to work with, rather than alienate, our European partners? In that spirit, does he…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian Situation14. What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Sudan.14 Jan 2025HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian SituationI thank the Minister for her reply and for the focus she has given this important issue. The suffering, famine and displacement in Sudan are only intensifying, so will she outline…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. It is now over a year since Imran Khan was imprisoned in Pakistan. Since then, there have been reports of widespread intimidation and human rights abuses. Can the Minister set…14 Jan 2025HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewI warmly welcome today’s debate, and I thank the Defence Secretary and the Veterans Minister for the way that they have gone about this, working with LGBT veterans and charities…12 Dec 2024HANSARDRetail Crime22. What steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime.25 Nov 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeMy constituency team and I recently visited shops on one of the busiest high streets in my constituency. Of the first 10 we visited, nine said that their staff had suffered…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe current national guidelines on school transport mean that children who live less than 3 miles from school do not get any support in Government funding. In my constituency,…04 Nov 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Burnley (Oliver Ryan) for securing this very welcome debate, and the Minister for Veterans and People, my hon. Friend the Member for…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Historic England recently announced a £750,000 commitment to rebuilding the beautiful Victorian arches of Madeira Terrace in my constituency, which the Minister for Creative…17 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am delighted to see the Minister picking up from where Harold Wilson left off. Does he not agree that the key part of the Bill is about making our legislature much more relevant…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans5. What progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the LGBT veterans independent review.14 Oct 2024HANSARDLGBT VeteransLGBT veterans have suffered appalling injustice and ingratitude, including many in my Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency. I welcome the update from the Minister, but he…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Northumberland (David Smith), as well as all the excellent maiden speeches made…09 Oct 2024