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HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareI certainly do. As I said a few moments ago, a statutory duty of care would level up the standard of care in the way that our young people deserve. Obviously, we must put in place…05 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareThe campaign that led to this debate first came to my attention when I met my constituent Hilary Grime and her son Hamish in December last year. Hilary’s daughter Phoebe had been…05 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareA statutory duty of care would certainly help, but we need everything—it is about having a multi-pronged approach, which I will come to in a moment. Suicide is a complicated…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Food Security and FarmingMay I make a point about viability, very briefly? I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate her on this debate and on making such important points. I appreciate…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Football Governance White PaperI welcome the White Paper, on which I congratulate the Minister and the Secretary of State. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch)…23 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this really important debate. She is speaking passionately about these issues, which are close to my heart. I was a domestic violence…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingWe certainly have more laws now to protect victims than we did 50 years ago and we also have more organisations to support victims. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we also need…01 Feb 2023HANSARDInternational Day of EducationI, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on securing this important debate in recognition of the International Day of Education. I am…26 Jan 2023HANSARDSouth East WaterI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) on securing this important debate today, and I thank him and our Minister for allowing me to make a…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4 PrivatisationChannel 4 is a prized national asset that was created by Margaret Thatcher 40 years ago. It puts public service before profit and continues to be sustainable, so why are the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDDavid Fuller CaseNothing can undo the horror that the families of victims are going through, but I am pleased to hear what my right hon. Friend has said. Could he provide some further and better…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Football GovernanceThe governance of English football is broken; our national game, the beautiful game, is certainly in crisis; and now is the time for fundamental reform, reform that can only be…14 Jun 2021HANSARD UN International Day of EducationI am hugely honoured to be the UK’s special envoy for girls’ education, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) for her very kind words.…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Football (Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish an independent football regulator in England; to make provision for that regulator to license football clubs,…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsGiven the Prime Minister’s post-Brexit vision for an outward-looking, global Britain and given Africa’s huge potential for trade and investment, will he update the House on the…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentIn the context of creating more diversity in Parliament, does the Minister agree that the toxic, nasty, aggressive behaviour that is emanating from all parts of the House is…26 Sept 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has always been a great champion of victims of domestic violence, as Prime Minister and as Home Secretary, and she has directed many millions of pounds into…24 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn light of recent objection to the Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill of my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) that would address the discrimination…25 Apr 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseWill the Minister please confirm that the City Thameslink service from Maidstone East will still be delivered before the end of the year? It is desperately needed and it has been…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Banknote DiversityI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Bank of England to meet standards for the representation of ethnic minority persons on banknotes; and for…02 Apr 2019