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HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingI want everyone treated with dignity and respect, as the Supreme Court made clear should be the case. But should women have to rely on a court ruling, followed by guidance at some…22 Apr 2025HANSARDPrison ReformThe catastrophic security failure at HMP Frankland has exposed the danger that terrorist prisoners can pose to prison officers and other inmates across the prison estate. Will the…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Earlier, in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Bourne (Gareth Davies), the Chief Secretary rejected Labour’s Climate Change Committee’s advice regarding…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI am proud to have Ford’s UK technical headquarters, which employs thousands of fantastic workers in high-quality R&D jobs, at Dunton in my Basildon and Billericay constituency,…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksThe Minister seems to be on the verge of acknowledging that, as the last virgin steel production in the UK, Scunthorpe is critical national infrastructure and that the Government…07 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDevolution goes alongside revolution in local government in Essex, where we are expecting numerous unitary authorities to be created. However, local people are concerned that they…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady is making an interesting point. The key point with that carry-over of EU law is that all the regulations had already been debated and had already gone through…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point about product regulation, but is the issue that he is highlighting not actually about enforcement? I have no issue with legislating for…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Gentleman give way?01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Is my hon. Friend aware of any other piece of legislation on which the DPRRC in the other place has reported three times with exactly the same conclusions?01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSmile Dental Centre is in one of the least affluent parts of my community in Basildon. It is looking to expand and provide more NHS dental services, but it has come up against a…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Great British Energy BillThe Minister is explaining what the Government are doing, but they are not doing what Members of this House and of the other place want—not just asking people to do stuff but…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThat raises a broader point. At the moment, councils in parts of the country such as my constituency are being abolished by this Government, so there will be no democratic…24 Mar 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesThe Minister complains about having to explain the Government’s position, but why can he not just explain to us why the Secretary of State has not fixed this issue yet? It seems…17 Mar 2025HANSARDUnemployment Trends10. What assessment she has made of recent trends in levels of unemployment.17 Mar 2025HANSARDUnemployment TrendsCompared with this time last year, almost 500 more people are on the claimant count in Basildon and Billericay. Almost 100 of those are under 25. How many more will have to be…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesOur local Noak Bridge and Billericay councils have already signed up to the beacon lighting for VE Day. Will the Minister encourage all local councils across the country,…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThere are a lot of really good things in this Bill that my right hon. Friend has not mentioned, particularly around tackling violence against women and girls, with the legislation…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGreat teaching and great policies saw children in England soar up the international league tables under the last Government to become the best in the western world. I think that…10 Mar 2025