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HANSARDTopical QuestionsEastbourne’s streets are being blighted by severely overgrown grass verges that attract litter, antisocial behaviour and crime. Will the Minister join me in urging…14 Jul 2025HANSARDTrial by Jury: Proposed RestrictionsIn his urgent question, the shadow Secretary of State for Justice said that “the public knows best”. For once, I agree with him, which is why the public threw out the last…09 Jul 2025HANSARDCrown Court BacklogThe Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone was right when he said, “Justice delayed is justice denied”. He would look on the inheritance that this Government received from the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemI have a constituent who is a survivor of violent economic abuse, which has involved her abuser occupying one of her properties without consent and vandalising it with mounds of…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring our last session of Defence questions, I asked the Secretary of State to join me in wishing a happy forthcoming birthday to Eastbourne’s last surviving war veteran, Eric…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI decided to go into politics because I believed that luck played too great a role in shaping people’s course and their quality of life, but unfortunately the system that has been…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025It is great to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. Liberal Democrats recognise the acute pressure on our prison system. We recognise, see and feel, as do many victims and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Network: ConditionThe Rapid Transition Alliance tells us that we can improve the quality of our roads if we support more people to use rail as a form of public transport. That is one reason why I…26 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed InternetProject Gigabit’s stated aim is to ensure that no one is left behind, but that is not true for the residents of Mulberry Close on my home estate in Eastbourne, who have not been…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed Internet1. What steps his Department is taking to improve the distribution of high-speed internet provision.25 Jun 2025HANSARDCriminal JusticeI thank the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Chiswick (Andy Slaughter), working with the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth), for…25 Jun 2025HANSARDCriminal JusticeI agree with the point that my hon. Friend makes. This is about much more than just the spend: it is about the efficiency of the spend. Taxpayers deserve far better than what they…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle East: British NationalsTwo of my constituents are currently in Tehran, but they say that fuel shortages, long queues and poor internet access, as well as closed airspace, have made it almost impossible…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe Mother of the House, the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott), is absolutely right to stress the importance of giving a voice to the voiceless.…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Member will be aware that the Bill creates a criminal offence that would punish those who would coerce a relative in such a way. [Hon. Members: “Self-coerce.”] There are…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not, to give others the chance to speak after me. My constituent went on to say, “The procedure to enable this was protracted and had several safeguards which would prevent…20 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportAs a survivor of child sexual abuse myself, I stand in solidarity with the many victims and survivors the system has failed over many, many years. I can say that the horror, the…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsIt is a delight to speak under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for securing this important debate. Many of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEastbourne businesses Qualisea, Gianni’s and Gr/eat are up in arms, as I am, that East Sussex county council’s shambolic management of the Victoria Place pedestrianisation means…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025Fellow Eastbournian Mark Tonra and I were gravely ill together in the same ward at Eastbourne district general hospital last year. Harrowingly, because of the outdated and…11 Jun 2025