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HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The Donna Ockenden and Baroness Amos reviews have exposed some uncomfortable truths: that justice is not brought about by a system, a law, a protocol, a regulatory authority…01 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI welcome Baroness Valerie Amos’s review, and I thank her and her team for their commitment to this vital work. Once again, this review confronts us with a very uncomfortable but…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. For openness and transparency, I note that I have been campaigning on this for six years and I am a harmed mother at Nottingham…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI beg to move, That this House has considered safety in prisons. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Since I was elected nearly two years ago, my office…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As Members will hear in my speech, mental health and safety need to go hand in hand.23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI absolutely agree. In fact, some of the accounts that I have been given by prison staff, particularly women prison officers, are deplorable. The inspectorate notes: “There had…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyAbsolutely. I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Access to appropriate healthcare is another shortcoming. Prisoners often do not have access to their prescription…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyOne would think my hon. Friend could read my speech over my shoulder, because that is the next thing I will talk about. There remains a staffing crisis across our prisons, with…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI absolutely agree. If the Minister has not been to Wandsworth, I ask him to go and see that model, which perhaps is something he can do going forward. Offenders cannot focus on…23 Jun 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform2. What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector.15 Jun 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformI met residents of the Hucknall colliery development in my constituency who have been left frustrated by high estate management charges, a lack of transparency and the appalling…15 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataWhen I was a county councillor in Nottinghamshire, I asked the children and young people’s committee on a number of occasions where child exploitation was taking place in Notts,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Protection OnlineToo often, children are exposed to harmful content online, with material promoting pornography and self-harm pushed towards them. Childhood should not be handed over to…20 May 2026HANSARDChild Protection Online10. If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.20 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on securing this important debate. In my…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. For complete openness and transparency, I am a harmed mother. I have been involved in the Nottingham inquiry, I sit on…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerDoes the hon. Member agree that working with the families to get the taskforce right, which has never happened before with any Government, is key? Getting the taskforce working…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerThere are more than 2,500 families involved in the Nottingham inquiry, some of whose cases were never reported appropriately. Given that, does the hon. Member agree that it is…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilI thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing today’s debate. Nearly 1,000 people across my constituency of Sherwood Forest rely solely on heating oil to…15 Apr 2026HANSARDStatutory Menstrual LeaveIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am pleased to take part in this debate and to stand with the 149 women in Sherwood Forest and the 109,000 people…13 Apr 2026