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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)A bit of both. We have the youth injunctions, which could help with ASB in our communities, but how do the youth diversion orders intersect with that? Chief Constable De Meyer: I…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for joining us. What are your views on the new youth diversion orders and the youth injunctions, and how they can support with ASB in our communities? Chief Constable…27 Mar 2025HANSARDMaritime Sector: SupportThe lower Thames crossing announcement a couple of days ago was a disappointment to many of my constituents. Will the Minister meet me to discuss how we can use a small proportion…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I declare an interest: I am still a Kent county councillor, although I have resigned from Gravesham borough council. With a council hat on, I want to look at fly-tipping.…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsMy constituent Vicky came to my constituency surgery and spoke about Hugh’s law and how she had to take time off to look after her son, who has thankfully recovered. Does my hon.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI am here today to support the Rare Cancers Bill, a vital piece of legislation introduced by our hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur). I begin by paying…14 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in today’s debate on this incredibly important Bill. Like many of my constituents, I welcome the measures the Government are taking to…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday in this Chamber, Members of the UK Youth Parliament discussed and agreed the priorities for this year, which were votes at 16 and period dignity. The MYPs conducted…06 Mar 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyWill the Chief Secretary to the Treasury please confirm that the development consent order has not yet been granted for the lower Thames crossing, and that it will not necessarily…29 Jan 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. An article in The Lancet this month illustrates an alarming rise in multiple life-threatening infectious diseases, including…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental InvolvementMay I ask the Minister for some advice, then? If some of our constituents have found that the family courts process and procedures have led to the re-traumatising of victims, what…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental InvolvementI thank my hon. Friend for securing this incredibly important debate, and I second many of the comments she has made in her incredible speech. Does she agree that the cases of…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Parking: Town CentresI thank my hon. Friend for securing this very important debate. Of course, parking is a problem that does not exist in isolation; as she just mentioned, it is linked to public…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the right hon. Lady concede that the academisation process has meant that the off-rolling that we have seen up and down this country has led to the crisis in SEND? That is…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the shadow Minister give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformI welcome the mandatory training. As a former chair of a planning committee, I know that training was part of the process that we implemented, so it is good to see that it will be…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. What steps are Ministers taking to address the ongoing shortages of medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which have been going on for 18 months?19 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingI thank the Secretary of State for the £23 million for Kent county council. As a Kent county councillor—for a little bit longer—I have seen the ridiculous bidding wars and the…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating my constituent Michelle Bramble on her well-deserved win at the Local Government Chronicle awards for her excellent work in…14 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyThe Secretary of State rightly pointed out the amazing work that trusted adults and youth workers do. Today, the average youth contract is about nine months. How will we address…12 Nov 2024