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HANSARD East Midlands Rail FranchiseYesterday the Department for Transport announced it has granted the south eastern rail franchise yet another extension. This is the fourth time that has been delayed. It is…11 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative Industries8. What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the creative industries of the UK leaving the EU.11 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative IndustriesUK creatives who want their trademarks protected in the EU rely on attorneys based in EEA countries. A trademark attorney in my constituency has contacted me with concerns about…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseStop and search is controversial and a highly sensitive issue for many communities, yet it is regarded as an important police power. This power can sometimes lead to strip search,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDSanitary Products: Funding21. Whether he plans to allocate funding for the provision of sanitary products beyond secondary schools and colleges.09 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeI thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing this urgent question, and my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) for requesting it. Does the Minister feel that £1,000 is…09 Apr 2019HANSARDSanitary Products: FundingThe Chancellor’s spring statement announcement of free period products in secondary schools and colleges was welcomed—very much so. However, he has failed to mentioned pupil…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeVictims of the Windrush scandal need to be compensated for all their losses. Can the Home Secretary assure me that that will include any trauma that has been experienced?03 Apr 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeWhen we talk about knife crime among young people, we are talking about people who are often quite vulnerable. One of the things the hon. Gentleman mentioned was getting…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is making a significant start to the debate. Does he agree that, although investment in the police is good and well meaning, we need…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismLast week’s terrorist attacks on mosques in New Zealand killed 50 people and wounded a further 50 people. I am sure the whole House will join me in expressing our most sincere…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online Extremism(Urgent Question) : To ask the Minister for Security and Economic Crime, in the light of the recent terrorist attacks against the Muslim community of Christchurch, New Zealand, to…18 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionSince I became an MP, many people have asked me what it is like in this House at this time. I have always said to them that it is a very difficult and painful time in the House.…14 Mar 2019HANSARDViolence in PrisonsInexperienced prison officers, poor conditions and more time being spent in cells contribute to violence in prisons. What steps are being taken to address those factors?12 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am delighted to speak in this debate on my first International Women’s Day as a Member of this House. I just want to say that the speech by my hon. Friend the Member for…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI thank my hon. Friend for securing this significant debate and making such a powerful speech. I have information that replacing custodial sentences of less than six months for…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI thank my hon. Friend for making such a powerful speech. Does she agree that the education system is on the brink of insolvency, and that it is unacceptable for parents to be…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister has always said that she would not extend article 50, but I welcome the fact that she is now saying that she may get to the stage where she will extend it—I…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his significant speech, and I concur with the point he has just made. In the London Borough of Lewisham, 71 of 73 schools are facing cuts, and…26 Feb 2019