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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThere is much that I welcome in the Bill, in particular that the Government have adopted recommendations made by the independent inquiry on child sexual abuse. I have a direct…15 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend. In the last week, a new conversation has crystallised about the safety and dignity of women and their ability to move around in public, and…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateI know my right hon. Friend will join me in congratulating Karim Khan on his appointment as chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, but he will also know the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThere is nothing inevitable about high unemployment. Even when the storm has raged as violently as it has in the last 12 months, we have seen what the Government can achieve.…03 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI put on record my thanks to everybody working at Newbury racecourse for leading a fantastic vaccination programme for my constituency. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Security at UK BordersWe have heard a number of criticisms from the Opposition tonight. In opening, the hon. Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds) said that we had left our country’s doors unlocked.…01 Feb 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsThe Biden Administration have already made it clear that they are going to take a more robust line with Russia, and the subjects of Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and Mr Navalny’s…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillThis Bill is so much more than the sum of its parts. It is best described as a prism through which the panoply of wider environmental policies, many of which will be a key part of…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI am grateful to have the opportunity to talk about fire and rehire practices, which have been a source of enormous stress to many of my constituents. The Opposition asked the…25 Jan 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogLast year, the Ministry of Justice received calls to temporarily dispense with juries as a way of clearing the backlog in the criminal justice courts. I pay tribute to the…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEconomic Recovery: Employment for WomenFemale employment is highest in the services sector and has been hit particularly hard by redundancies in hospitality, retail and leisure. The new deal announced by the Prime…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEconomic Recovery: Employment for WomenWhat steps the Government have taken to ensure the adequacy of employment opportunities for women during the economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his excellent start. In Newbury, we are due to receive our first doses later this week. The issue is one of information. All my constituents want…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Uyghur Slave Labour: XinjiangIt was disappointing to read this week that the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court had declined to investigate China in respect of the persecution of Uyghur…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is extremely concerning that more than 1,000 cases of the new variant have been identified in the south-east, but I understand that the vaccine still works. Data published by…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for all the work he has been doing to keep the justice system moving. I have two quick questions on employment tribunals. First, I know…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years SettingsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) on securing the debate. When we and the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionNot many of my constituents will shed a tear for Philip Green, but we should be profoundly concerned about the 25,000 jobs at risk of redundancy. The high street has been under…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI think that any decision the Government made tonight would have left them open to criticism. I cannot improve on what Lord Finkelstein said in his comment piece in The Times in…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI welcome the significant financial commitment to mental health services. One of the striking takeaways in my constituency is the proliferation anxiety, depression and sometimes…25 Nov 2020