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HANSARDEconomic GrowthA new hospital in Eastbourne would help to drive economic growth in my town and across rural Sussex, but years of Tory tumbleweed and, I am afraid, yesterday’s announcement mean…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Youth StrategySwimming is a really important skill for young people. I learned to swim at the Sovereign centre in Eastbourne, but so many pools across the country have closed—250 since 2015. It…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseSurvivors are tough, as I know from my own experiences of abuse as a child, about which I have spoken in the Chamber. Survivors have been subject to intense impacts and blistering…16 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsThe word that was missing from the shadow Justice Secretary’s question just now was “sorry”. A National Audit Office report said of the then Conservative Treasury’s investment in…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareWill the hon. Member join me in promoting a fundraiser being held by St Wilfrid’s hospice in Eastbourne, called “I’m a CEO…Get Me Out of Here!”? It is trying to get lots of local…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI could not agree more, and I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. If we do not have the data that we want on domestic abuse offences, how can we measure whether we are…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad MaintenanceWhether on Silverdale Road, Rodmill Drive, Quebec Close or Ceylon Place, potholes litter our roads in Eastbourne after years of neglect by the Conservative county council. Indeed,…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsFar from letting anybody down, the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) has lifted survivors up with her contribution today. One of them, who has been watching from…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsOn the subject of charities that support victims and survivors, yesterday I met representatives of Victim Support. They shared that, at a time when demand for their services is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesThe NHS Confederation has said that for the Government to be able to drive down waiting lists, “the pause to the delivery of the new hospitals programme must be as short as…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseConsiderable evidence tells us that children exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk of abuse themselves. Growing up, I was one of those children, and as a survivor I…06 Jan 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsMy family knows what domestic abuse looks like, but the law does not. That is because there is no specific offence of domestic abuse in the law, which means that many abusers are…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]In Eastbourne, we are blessed with 94 beaches, but our water quality has dropped from “excellent” in 2015, to a low of “satisfactory” under the last Government. At the same time,…16 Dec 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White Paper: Long-term Health ConditionsThe “Get Britain Working” White Paper rightly says that “people deserve the opportunity to thrive and that sports, arts and culture are crucial to achieving this goal”, especially…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement, and I thank the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Chiswick (Andy Slaughter), for the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEarly Release SchemeI thank the Secretary of State for that answer—I hope to have the chance to meet her to discuss it in more detail. The Liberal Democrats are deeply concerned about survivors who…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEarly Release SchemeThere are no specific domestic abuse offences in law, so abusers hiding behind convictions such as actual bodily harm are being let out early under the SDS40 early release scheme.…10 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Home Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Minister for his remarks. I also thank him and the Government for taking seriously and addressing the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentLocal leisure and sports facilities, such as the Sovereign centre where I learned to swim, deserve more long-term investment. I want Eastbourne to be able to invest its £20…03 Dec 2024HANSARDCondition of Local RoadsThe safety and condition of our roads are hugely dependent on those who drive on them, but too many vehicles illegally use our roads without tax, without registering their details…21 Nov 2024