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HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting)Will the right hon. Member give way?12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting)I want to make a point about the wording of the amendment, which reads: “The Commissioner shall operate independently from”. Reviews that I have conducted of the powers of other…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Dental Healthcare: East AngliaDown the road from Norwich is the University of Essex, which is based in Colchester and already offers degrees in oral science. I think a collaboration between the two…11 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q What is your view of the comparison between the broad powers of an ombudsman and a commissioner in this scenario? Mariette Hughes: The Cabinet Office guidance simply says that…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for joining us. The Ombudsman Association has questioned the use of the term “commissioner” in relation to this role, on the grounds that it is usually used for bodies…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one brief follow-up. I note your comments about refreshing the contract between the nation and those who serve. Given that, why have you not included a duty for the MOD…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q You may know that from a previous life I have an unusual, and possibly unhealthy, interest in comparing the powers of commissioners and ombudsmen. Why are we creating a new…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us this afternoon. One of the key functions of the new commissioner will be to promote “the welfare of persons subject to service law and”— this is a key…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for joining us today. I recognise much of what you say about the challenges of service life through my experience in the armed forces parliamentary scheme and…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q Apologies for the interruption earlier. I want to refer back to an answer you gave my colleague David Reed when you suggested that you had not had to forward any issues to the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Second sitting)Q But referrals to other ombudsmen or commissioners has not traditionally been part of your role? Abby Dryden: Not usually, no. Not in my experience. Examination of Witnesses…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillMy constituency is the proud home to the 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, and the garrison and wider community are home to many serving personnel and their families. We know…18 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am proud to speak in this debate on a Budget that marks a turning point for our country and my constituency of Colchester. It is a Budget that fixes the country’s foundations…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI congratulate all those who have made their first speeches today. I look forward to continuing to work with them in the coming months. I am here in this place at the pleasure of…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Border Security and AsylumI thank the Home Secretary for her statement. I share her astonishment at the scale of the mismanagement of the asylum system by the previous Government. My constituency of…22 Jul 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, and I welcome his announcement of a review of national resilience. Does he agree that the many legacies of the pandemic are still…19 Jul 2024