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HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI want to start by thanking the Minister for accepting the principle behind amendment 9, which I have now withdrawn, and for introducing a new amendment to restrict parental…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and pay tribute to the services in her local area. We all have many such specialist services, and I am sure that we will want to pay…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI absolutely agree that kinship carers, parents and partners are different from those of the primary victim, and they need support in their own right. When we fail those…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillNo, I will make progress. The expansion of specialist domestic abuse courts is also very exciting. I am concerned, however, by the provisions that allow for the automatic…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI want to speak about new clause 5 and amendments 22 and 23 in my name. The Government’s commitment to tackling violence against women and girls was never just a pledge, never…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEducation CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for her statement. Does she agree that improving ordinarily available provision alongside effective SEND support can meet many pupils’ needs without the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossI thank the hon. and right hon. Members for securing today’s debate on such an important issue that is sadly too often overlooked. Earlier this year, I was incredibly grateful to…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of the concerns that my constituents in Lowestoft raise is the closure of our public toilets due to the local council’s redevelopment of our old Wilko site. I am concerned…11 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsNew mums and dads in my constituency tell me that one of the things they worry about most is whether they can afford the childcare that they need to be able to go back to work.…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography ProstitutionI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does she agree that, having created the ban on non-fatal strangulation in pornography, the Government now also need to ban…02 Sept 2025HANSARDMental Health Support in SchoolsWe know that timely access to mental health support is crucial. Earlier this month, the Education Committee released its report on children’s social care, which recommended that…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s HealthI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this important debate. One of the most frequent issues raised with me in Lowestoft is dentistry, and the…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for her statement. Like her, I pay tribute to the care leavers who spoke to us, often sharing deeply traumatic stories of their journey through the care…10 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI hugely welcome the NHS 10-year plan, and its recognition that victims of domestic abuse are more likely to experience worse NHS access and worse outcomes, and will die younger.…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI did not start this process opposed to the idea of assisted dying, but having worked in the field of domestic abuse, I found myself increasingly concerned about how this Bill…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, thank you. I am sorry, but we have to make time for others. We know from other jurisdictions that it is disproportionately older and disabled people who would access assisted…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI rise to speak to new clauses 102 to 105 in my name. First, I thank the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for her…18 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI recognise that the situation facing my hon. Friend’s constituent is awful, but we are here today to balance such situations with the choices of people who may not be loved as…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillLast weekend my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) posted on X a story of two older people who wanted to die together, and who had found doctors to sign off…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?13 Jun 2025