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HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank the Secretary of State for her statement. My fear, and that of my constituents, is that the aggressive activism with regard to gender puts gay and lesbian people in real…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillMy right hon. Friend is, as always, absolutely spot on. We need to start having these kinds of discussions. In my constituency of Great Grimsby, we have people who are repeat…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the issue is that non-custodial sentences are, frankly, often pathetic? They are not inconvenient enough, or do not make such a change for people…06 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI would like to thank my right hon. Friends the Home Secretary and the Immigration Minister for listening to us. I am sure that the measures he has announced today will be…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI would like to thank the Minister for all the hard work he has done while he has been in his place, because I know how much he has done and how he has worked with colleagues here…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI applaud my right hon. Friend and the Chancellor for bringing in all these new initiatives to make people get back to work. Grimsby has a higher unemployment rate than the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I wholeheartedly support the Minister and the Government’s initiatives to make sure that we balance supporting the hospitality sector through these difficult times against…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise briefly to support my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East. We should make it clear to members of the public who are listening or reading Hansard afterwards that…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)May I clarify for the record that, as a general rule, Members of Parliament do not make contact with people who are not their own constituents? I will not ask my hard-pressed team…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the Government forge ahead with initiatives, policies and trade deals that we were unable to do when we were a member of the EU, would my right hon. Friend allow a debate on…20 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportOn the basis of fairness, does the hon. Lady believe it is fair that Members of this House were investigated and listed in a report without prior knowledge that that was going to…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThe right hon. and learned Lady talks about collusion and lobbying. Can she explain how it was that Guardian reporters were briefed before Privileges Committee reports were…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportMy right hon. and learned Friend is making a very interesting point. Does he not therefore think that there is some form of contempt when persons who had sight of the report and…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportDoes my hon. Friend not believe that there has already been a chilling effect? When we debated the fifth Privileges Committee report, some colleagues were too scared to come here…10 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationDoes the right hon. Member not agree that the reason that people may make other choices, including, perhaps to go back into industry, is that we have a shortage of skilled people…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI have worked in the further education sector for 22 years—I hear the Minister’s inner voice saying, “No! Surely that means my hon. Friend started teaching in FE when she was…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI thank my hon. Friend for his expertise, and he is absolutely right. However, many students when I was teaching struggled with their maths GCSE. They struggled with their basic…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy InfrastructureDoes my right hon. Friend agree that contracts for difference have been vital for offshore wind, putting constituents such as mine at the forefront of global offshore wind…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy InfrastructureIt is a great honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie). Who knew about radiator sludge? It is a case in point. One of the privileges of being a…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy InfrastructureThe hon. Member is being generous in giving way. I talk with those businesses weekly and that is not the information that I am getting at all. The deadlines are being discussed.…05 Jul 2023