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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI beg to move, That this House has considered International Women’s Day. There is a dreadful poignancy in opening this debate today. The bombing of a Ukrainian women and…10 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentThe Minister is being generous with her time. There was some resistance when the Government put forward relationship education for five-year-olds. Does she agree with me that the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech. Does she agree that the procedure within the police, including the Met police, of using anonymity to cover up the identity of people at…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Paid Miscarriage LeaveI pay tribute to the hon. Member and to the way in which she is championing the issue, as well as to the passion with which she speaks. She talks about the number of pregnancies…08 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for giving way and for the excellent speech she is giving. In the case I raised, it was made unclear that the name of the officer who had been…08 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Misogyny and Sexual HarassmentIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and to take part in this debate, which is the first debate in the House of Commons on International Women’s…08 Mar 2022HANSARD What Works Network: Centre for FoodI will call Alex Norris to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as that is the convention…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Westminster Foundation for Democracy: FundingIt is a great pleasure to work under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing the debate and on his…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI think, listening objectively to today’s debate, there is an enormous level of agreement on both sides of the House that there is a job of work to be done to protect women…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am listening very closely to what the hon. Lady is saying, but the Law Commission was very clear in saying that this would make matters so much more complex, and it worries…28 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFour in 10 young women in this country have received an unsolicited naked image of a man’s genitals. This sort of abuse has absolutely no place in our society. Will my hon. Friend…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEmployment LegislationThe Government have already taken important steps to stop the abuse of non-disclosure agreements in universities. Will my hon. Friend look at how he can take this forward in his…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) for his leadership on the issue. I pay tribute to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWhat would the hon. Gentleman have done differently in 2006 when the current dental contract was put in place? Of course, at that point, he would have been able to influence the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsOne of the most heinous forms of violence against women and girls is found online and the law has some serious gaps, as my hon. Friend knows. Cyber-flashing, which is online…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAfghan refugees in north Hampshire have been supported through the hard work of many organisations, including our local jobcentre. Many of those refugees now want to get back into…07 Feb 2022HANSARDIOPC Report on Metropolitan Police Officers' Conduct: Charing Cross Police StationThe racism, misogyny and bullying uncovered by the report are damning, but I do not believe that it is reflective of the vast majority of our police forces, as my right hon.…02 Feb 2022HANSARDEducation Settings: Safe LearningOfsted’s inquiry last year into the Everyone’s Invited campaign, which exposed sexual harassment and other safeguarding concerns in schools, focused on the importance of mandatory…31 Jan 2022