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HANSARDLeasehold ReformLeaseholders at South View on Upperton Road in Eastbourne face an extortionate bill of up to £40,000 each to repair unsafe balconies. The communication from Morgans and Stredder…09 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransScotland-born veteran Betty Gallagher joined the Army when she was 17, but eight months later she was dishonourably discharged for what were referred to as “lesbian tendencies”.…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for securing the debate. I learned to swim in Eastbourne…04 Jun 2025HANSARDViolent Offenders: Early ReleaseBetween October 2023 and June 2024, the last Conservative Government released 10,083 offenders under their early release scheme, and refused to exempt domestic abusers from early…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree with the chair of the Prison Governors’ Association that the Conservative proposal to arm prison officers with lethal weapons is just…03 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I declare an interest as a long-time passenger on Eastbourne’s 1, 1A, LOOP, Dotto train and 12 bus routes, the latter of which—with its views of Birling Gap—was voted one of the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeAs Sussex police consider how to tackle knife crime in Eastbourne and invest in community policing, I have been urging them to prioritise investment in their Grove Road premises…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Indeed, what is happening in Westbourne sounds very similar to what is happening in Eastbourne. I implore the Government and local operators to ensure that people’s health needs…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsThe people of Eastbourne deserve to have Government announcements scrutinised on their behalf by their MP in this Chamber before release to the media. To compensate for the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI start by saying that it is an absolute honour to be able to share with my mum, who is a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of a former partner, that campaigning fuelled by…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman says that this Government want to let domestic abusers out early. He fails to remember that the end-of-custody supervised licence scheme under the…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe amazing dancers at Eastbourne’s Shining Stars Dance Academy have qualified for the dance world cup in Spain this July. It will cost thousands of pounds to get them there,…22 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillIt means a lot to be speaking about this Bill as the Liberal Democrats’ justice spokesperson, but also as someone who has engaged extensively with the criminal justice system as a…20 May 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: South Yorkshire and DerbyI am aware that Derby’s economy was blighted last November by a foul smell said to be emanating from its local water treatment works. Similar is true of my constituency, due to…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right; it is critical not only that victims’ rights are strengthened, but that victims have the knowledge of those…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of Eastbourne’s last surviving world war two veterans, the incredible Eric Deach, celebrates his 100th birthday three weeks today, on 9 June. Will the Secretary of State join…19 May 2025HANSARD Legal Aid Agency: Cyber-security IncidentI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country, including many in my patch of Eastbourne, will be hugely concerned…19 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffNo prison officer should go to work in fear that they may leave in an ambulance. I therefore send my sympathies and those of the Liberal Democrats to the officer injured at HMP…12 May 2025HANSARDGovernment Mission on Opportunity: EqualityEast Sussex Hearing is a charity in Eastbourne that supports people with hearing disabilities to break barriers to opportunity through provision of life-changing hearing equipment…07 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI do not know whether the hon. Member has read the Sentencing Council’s summary of the responses to the draft guidance that was in consultation under the Conservative Government,…30 Apr 2025