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HANSARDMaternity Improvement Strategy1. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a national maternity improvement strategy.06 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 86, page 98, line 2, at end insert— “(3) The defence described in subsection (2) is only applicable if a person has given written notice to a…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I appreciate the operational challenges; I would suggest that this would simply be automated online. My aim is to stop whole groups of protesters wearing masks. My view is that…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 86 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 87 and 88 ordered to stand part of the Bill.…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his constructive question. The problem with this defence is that it will obviously be abused. People who are malicious will claim these things after…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 86 will criminalise the act of wearing or otherwise using an item as a face covering that conceals someone’s own identity or that of another person when in an area that the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan, and to follow the powerful and well-researched contribution from the hon. Member for Southend West and Leigh. In…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Ninth sitting)There have been some truly harrowing cases that have exposed the inadequacies of our current legal framework in this regard. As both the Minister and the shadow Minister…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause aims to strengthen the protections for individuals from indecent exposure, and to ensure that our communities remain safe and respectful spaces for all. It seeks to…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. Clause 59 seeks to curb the ability of registered sex offenders to change their names and thereby evade…24 Apr 2025HANSARDWindsor Post OfficeFurther to my online petition, which received 1,594 signatures, I rise to present this paper petition on behalf of the residents of Windsor. I thank everybody who signed my…23 Apr 2025HANSARDPrison ReformPersonal protective equipment is now worn in all kinds of jobs where people may have to deal with dangerous situations. As Professor Acheson has said, it is “staggering that…22 Apr 2025HANSARDPrison ReformI thank the Minister for his answer, but I suggest that this is something we should just get on with—it is common sense. There is a more fundamental issue. Perhaps I can invite…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. In Rochdale, we saw young girls dismissed as making “lifestyle choices”. These were children, some as young as 12, and they were failed not…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to express my strong support for clause 43, which is an essential provision that strengthens our ability to combat the abhorrent crimes of child sexual exploitation,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I have read the Jay report but not the other report. I am speaking to clause 43, not the amendments, so I am supporting the Government in my remarks—the Minister can get me later.…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Seventh sitting)When it comes to child sexual abuse, I can only wholeheartedly support measures that bring legislation up to date and reflect the increasingly digital world in which we live, so…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to speak to clause 45 and the principle running through the clauses that follow it. Clause 45 introduces a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse by establishing a…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. In the previous sitting I touched on the scourge of county lines gangs and the wider pernicious rise of serious,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)indicated assent.03 Apr 2025