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HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Government are right to abolish the role of police and crime commissioner—the Liberal Democrats have been campaigning for that for some time—but many victims’ organisations…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Catastrophic failures at Southern Water’s water treatment works in Eastbourne have led to extensive sewage discharges, a stench stinking out our town, and, a matter of days…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany small businesses rely on Facebook advertising to reach customers, but too many find that if they get hacked, it takes too long for Meta to let them back into their account.…30 Oct 2025HANSARDBenefit Sanctions: Neurodiverse Claimants15. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that benefit sanctions are proportionate when considering neurodiverse claimants.27 Oct 2025HANSARDBenefit Sanctions: Neurodiverse ClaimantsMy constituent Ross has neurodiversities and is in employment, working at a garden centre, but his income is supplemented by universal credit. After inadvertently missing a…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEastbourne is benefiting from some coastal defence scheme funding, the flood defence grant-in-aid, but it leaves heritage assets behind. Only residents and businesses currently…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDelivery of Government PrioritiesThe Cabinet Office co-chairs the flood resilience taskforce in order to deliver on its priority to bolster flood defences, but residents in Eastbourne at this very point in time…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillIt has been great to work with Ministers at the Ministry of Justice and to help drive that identifier forward. Will the Minister join me in celebrating the incredible bravery of…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI did not, but maybe the right hon. Gentleman can agree on the point that I want to make. He spoke about the challenges that Governments have had when modelling prisoner numbers…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessI thank the co-sponsors, the hon. Members for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and for Liverpool Wavertree (Paula Barker), for securing the debate. Although Eastbourne might be the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessI agree that the Government must provide support, but local authorities must do so too. I will come to that point shortly. This summer, I wrote to the Minister’s predecessor to…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessI will be quick. I want to repeat my questions from earlier on the subject of regulation. I asked earlier what the timeline was for out-of-area placement review, whether the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessWill the Minister give way?21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his sartorial appreciation some time ago of my green suit, when he went on to ask whether I won it at a village fête.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for giving way. New clause 18 makes the point that the cost of administering the electronic monitoring requirements during the year…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWill the hon. Lady give way?21 Oct 2025HANSARDCommunity Relations: Impact of Church LeadersWill the hon. Lady recognise the awesomeness of the Rev. David Harrigan at St Elisabeth’s church in Eastbourne? Working with the food bank, he has pioneered a partnership that has…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Children’s Hospices: South-east EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. An amazing children’s hospice that serves constituents in my patch is Demelza, which has an amazing array of staff,…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Speaking as a survivor of domestic and child abuse myself, and as someone who has been hurt in those very contexts, I have…16 Sept 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceI welcome the new Justice Secretary and the Minister responsible for sentencing to their places. The Probation Service relies on an effective tagging system in order to keep our…16 Sept 2025