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HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesIndeed, we need a place-based approach with that active state. If we want economic growth that reaches all parts of the country, invest in coastal communities. If we want public…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesI declare an interest as chair of the coastal parliamentary Labour party and co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for coastal communities, alongside my hon. Friend the…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?20 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesWill my hon. Friend confirm that this Government understand that there is a clear distinction between the challenges in rural communities and those in coastal ones? I noticed that…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI would like to commend my right hon. Friend for all the hard work he has been doing to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, and indeed for maintaining accountability to this House, as he…20 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationThe Minister is clearly aware of the foolhardy decision by the Opposition to abandon the political consensus on net zero, but has he made an assessment of the cost to the consumer…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMy right hon. Friend will know that the Tory legacy in coastal communities such as mine in East Thanet is a broken welfare system and a broken economy. The number of people…18 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillNo, I will not give way. This law will strengthen their hand. I say, in the words of the greatest pub manager of all time—Peggy Mitchell—to the proposers of the amendment, “Get…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI would like to emphasise that I listened closely to the opening speeches when the hon. Lady’s colleagues were talking about amendment 289. I heard clearly, for example, some…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare that I am a proud member of the GMB. I stand to speak against amendment 289, which would…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is indeed a very worrying direction of travel from the Conservatives. We on the Labour Benches think that people should…11 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is indeed true. It was powerful to see people talking about the strength of increased representation in the workplace by trade unions, giving them greater protections. Housing,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayLast Saturday, women from across East Thanet came together for a conference on tackling violence against women and girls. They gave their testimony on what they most want to see…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI would just like to remark, in support of my hon. Friend’s observations about the experience of being a female Member of Parliament, that as candidates we were advised by a bunch…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my hon. Friend for giving way during her extremely powerful speech. Will she remind everybody of the importance not only of the fact of rape, but of prosecuting and…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI welcome my hon. Friend’s statement, and indeed the fact that there is a plan. Although the Tories now accept that they did not have a plan, which is at least an important…06 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingI understand what the Minister is saying. However, we have a situation where the institution is compounding that abuse, by the way that it is protecting the people in power or the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingWe are talking not just about changing attitudes and culture, but about changing safeguarding structures. While power is held by a small number of people who are refusing to let…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingI appreciate my hon. Friend’s efforts in getting the debate held. I have previously raised in the House the possibility of holding the Church of England accountable to the public…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy Efficiency StandardsSome 13% of households in England—over 3 million people—are officially in fuel poverty. Does the Minister agree that the last Conservative Government did not just fail to meet…03 Mar 2025