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HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityIn response to the point the Leader of the House has just made, with the earnest desire he expresses to ensure that we broaden the pool, what examples can he point to of how the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking advocatesI rise to present this petition on the subject of stalking advocates. In June 2021, my constituent Gracie Spinks was murdered by somebody who had been stalking her for a…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking AdvocatesIs it the Minister’s view that the proposal made in the Gracie’s law petition would be best applied to the victims Bill or to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, or is…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking AdvocatesIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher), a constituency neighbour. It is a great shame that the debate coincides with the Prime Minister’s…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking AdvocatesI agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I was reading in detail the Government’s response to the petition when it reached 10,000 signatures. It says that, “the College of Policing…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking AdvocatesOn the question of the single point of contact, is that for the victim or is there a single person managing the cases? If the latter, could she tell us about the seniority of the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDStalking AdvocatesWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2022HANSARD Coronavirus Grant Schemes: FraudIt is interesting to hear the Minister confirm what I have often believed—that it was pressure from my colleagues on the shadow Treasury Bench that forced the Government to extend…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI have to say that there will be real disappointment among Derby County fans that the sports Minister is not here to respond to this question. I understand that he is serving on a…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for standing in bravely, but the petition specifically went to the sports Minister. It will be matter of huge regret…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillLet us start by congratulating the hon. Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) on reaching this stage with his Bill. I fully anticipate that he will ultimately achieve his aim of…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillOkay, so I will just speak to the amendments. That will speed us up nicely. None the less, I thought it was important to give some background to that point. Let me turn to the…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillAs the hon. Gentleman has already heard, we support the aims of his Bill. He has spoken of giving every child access to good-quality careers guidance. Does he agree that that must…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillAm I going to get two different opportunities?14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI would like to repeat my congratulations to the hon. Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) on reaching this stage with his Bill. I think it is a very valuable thing that he is…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillThe thing that the hon. Member sets out that is welcome is this shift— [ Interruption ] if she would listen to me—towards apprenticeships. I entirely support that, but I think…14 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. We have all had Prime Ministers who we disagreed with or we did not rate, but there has never been one who has debased the office in the way that he has. He is now forced to…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesAs someone who spent 20 years in business, including running two businesses, prior to coming into this place, there is a great deal I would like to say today, but the restrictions…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI have a better memory than the Minister, because I remember when George Osborne stood at that Dispatch Box in 2015 and said almost exactly the same thing, so we have been waiting…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesWill the Minister give way?11 Jan 2022