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HANSARD Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryIt is deeply disheartening that, a year on from Baroness Casey’s audit, the Government have not made greater progress. The victims have already been failed once; they must not be…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiryindicated assent .18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. After the Supreme Court’s ruling last year, the Government’s job was to give people, businesses and organisations clear,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainAs Member of Parliament for Chelmsford, I am proud to represent a city with a breadth of businesses, industries and educational institutions that do so much to support people from…14 May 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainNobody, and certainly nobody in my party, would argue that we should not pay the lowest-paid more, but businesses in my Chelmsford constituency tell me—I am pretty sure this…14 May 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsSince I last raised the subject of suicides after domestic abuse, the domestic abuse homicide project has reported on the previous 12 months and seen a significant rise in cases.…29 Apr 2026HANSARDPolice FederationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, even though it was slightly unexpected for me to be speaking today. I thank the hon. Member for Pendle and Clitheroe…15 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThe hon. Lady is making an interesting speech, and I thank her for it. I think we are probably on different sides of the debate, but it is still interesting. She says that none of…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryOn the point about it being fairly obvious which gender someone is, I wonder whether the hon. Lady has heard about the case of the woman who had a double mastectomy and frequently…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman always makes such interesting speeches. I just wanted to ask about intersex. We have talked a lot about biological fact. Would he explain a little bit more…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Everyone is being generous with their time today, and I am grateful. He said that people have transitioned “biologically”. I thought…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryA lot has been said about common sense in this debate. Will the hon. and learned Gentleman will join me in reflecting that common sense used to hold that the Earth was the centre…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) for securing this important debate, even though I know we…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI am going to answer the hon. Gentleman’s intervention in a slightly different way. There is something called the 80:20 rule, which states that, in pretty much anything in life,…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThat is exactly why we need the Government to come forward with proper guidance—so that organisations can work through this properly and understand when they are working within…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI struggle with the idea that a trans person would go into the opposite sex’s changing rooms, which they are supposedly not allowed into, for the purpose of causing harm. That is…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryOne of the most important things is how we behave towards each other as a society. I do not want women, men or anybody to have fit into stereotypes. The hon. Lady is absolutely…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI will make some more progress. That requirement is unworkable. There is not one of us here who does not know how stressed our local small businesses are. How could it ever be…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman might be confusing two very different issues. There are deeply upsetting impacts on cisgender women, too, including heartbreaking stories, as I mentioned…14 Apr 2026HANSARD “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThat was a timely intervention because my next paragraph deals exactly with that. Separately, to deal with the unacceptable legal limbo that many trans people are in, I encourage…14 Apr 2026