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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillAlthough I have not held this spokesperson role for long, I have met veterans, victims and survivors, academics and Members from across this House and the other place. Those…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI welcome a sizeable amount of what the Home Secretary has said and is trying to do. Earlier this year the immigration and asylum chamber of the upper tribunal in the case of IX…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) on securing this debate. I am pleased to speak about the…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingMy colleague on the Home Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray) made an excellent point. The asylum accommodation contract signed…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillWell, of course, restorative justice is not right for every victim. I have said to the hon. Member that it is right for many victims, including myself. I do not begin to…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAs the Justice Secretary admits, there is a staffing crisis in our prisons that his Government inherited from the brass-necked Tories. Over a third of prison officers now have…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMy new clauses 15 and 16 concern restorative justice. They are supported by the charities Why Me?, for whom I am an ambassador, and Calm Mediation, as well as the Restorative…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillCould the hon. Lady tell us why a judge would suspend the sentence?21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing Billrose—21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI say to the right hon. Gentleman and many hon. Members that the prison population is a supply-led industry. If we build more prisons, we will just get more prisoners. It does not…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillGovernment new clause 1 seeks to strengthen the deportation framework by making it available to those given a suspended sentence. I urge the House to pause before we simply nod it…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on leading this important debate. I…20 Oct 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Further to the Secretary of State’s comments on the adequacy of the legacy and reconciliation Act, I would like to turn to the role of the European convention on human rights. As…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. As this is my first statement as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Northern Ireland, I want to begin by…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillDoes the Lord Chancellor agree with my concerns that neither the Bill nor the excellent report that preceded it make any mention of restorative justice—a process that truly puts…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would not be here today without Wimbledon police station; in 2014, two brave officers from that station saved me from a murderous attack. Wimbledon police station is now under…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the many petitioners from Wimbledon and beyond, and my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr…15 Sept 2025HANSARDBus ServicesAs I am sure the Minister knows and agrees, improving bus services must include making them safer for women and girls. Concerningly, sexual offences on the UK bus network have…11 Sept 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthA transport system can support economic growth only if it provides a reliable service on which businesses and passengers can depend. According to the Evening Standard , there have…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI was all too conscious at Transport questions this morning not only to ensure that I did not, after last night’s scolding, repeat the heresy of “you” or “yours”, Madam Deputy…11 Sept 2025