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HANSARDChild SafeguardingAfter the tragic cases of Star Hobson, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Sara Sharif, will the Secretary of State remind Opposition Members why those measures are vital if we are to…27 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Safeguarding9. What steps she is taking to strengthen safeguarding for children.27 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillDoes my hon. and gallant Friend agree that an easy way to measure morale is through retention rates? We are not recruiting and retaining armed forces personnel to the degree we…21 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has raised some interesting specific policy issues that are clearly of concern to large numbers of people receiving armed…21 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?21 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillThe tone of the hon. and gallant Gentleman’s remarks suggests that he does not really support the thrust of the Bill, and is extremely sceptical about the potential areas of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillI rise primarily to talk about amendment 2, tabled by the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire). It was an honour to serve on the Bill Committee. I would have spoken to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillWill the right hon. Member give way?21 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetCan the hon. Lady confirm something for me? Her remarks suggest that the Liberal Democrats now support the continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, but I remember a review when Nick…15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for ensuring that this important debate takes place. I especially wanted to put on the record my…15 Jan 2025HANSARDOff-road Bikes (Police Powers)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give police powers to enter a private dwelling for the purpose of seizing an off-road bike that has been driven in an…17 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Would the right hon. Gentleman be able to give the Committee an idea of the annual cost of a King’s counsel, so that…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)I am sorry—I will be as brief as I can. I am getting used to being brief. What led the right hon. Gentleman to suspect that this issue might be in any way excluded? I hope the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)On one level, I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman for finding an opportunity to raise this issue in the context of the Bill Committee. It is one for which I have a huge amount…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I will try to be more pithy this time. I thought there was a separate proposal for a veterans’ commissioner. Should not matters…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)Would the hon. Gentleman not concede that morale is important to being able to deliver lethal force, and that this kind of system, which enables welfare issues to be addressed,…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPost Office Closures20. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Post Office closures on high streets.12 Dec 2024HANSARDPost Office ClosuresThe post office in Chester-le-Street has been at the heart of the community in North Durham since 1936, and offers vital services to my constituents. Does the Minister agree that…12 Dec 2024