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HANSARDPotentially Unsuitable Development ProposalsThe Minister is well aware that communities across the Witham constituency, including many villages such as Hatfield Peverel, Tollesbury, Tiptree and Black Notley, have been…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresThe Secretary of State speaks about getting more people treated in the community, and I think we all support that. He will know that in my constituency we have a higher than…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPotentially Unsuitable Development Proposals1. What steps he is taking to help communities protect themselves from potentially unsuitable development proposals.09 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful to the Minister, who has taken a number of interventions. I fully agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage). This is a grey area and…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillBefore I speak to specific clauses I pay tribute to all the campaigners, particularly the families who have campaigned so hard to give their loved ones a voice through this Bill…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend is making a very thoughtful speech. This is an important point, because it relates to criminality fuelled by online activity. We have discussed that before in the…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I thank her for not just her intervention but her steadfast work when she was a Home Office Minister with responsibility for safeguarding. I…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillExactly that. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I come back to the point about drafting this legislation, which is not straightforward and easy because of the definitions. It is…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am listening to my hon. Friend with great interest on this aspect of child sexual abuse and exploitation, which is a heinous crime. Will he go on to speak about how the Ofcom…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThis point is important: we are speaking about terrorism and counter-terrorism and the state’s role in preventing terrorist activity. For clarity, will the Minister update the…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill the Minister give way?05 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale), who is my constituency neighbour, on securing the debate and on highlighting how badly this…30 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will know that strike action on our railways will lead to more congestion on our roads. In Essex, that means more congestion on the A12…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I am particularly grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) for luring me back into…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know the Minister has heard those comments, and he is familiar with the issue too. Avian flu has been mentioned. I appreciate that the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Support for VictimsI am actually reassured by my right hon. Friend’s comments about the Victims Bill. We need this Bill, and he is aware of my long-standing support for it. With this Bill, the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have a constituent who is a victim of grooming. She has been sexually abused and assaulted. The trial of the defendant keeps being pushed back, which naturally is causing a…22 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaI congratulate the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) on securing the debate. I will come to some themes he spoke about in a minute but, importantly, I want to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Europe Minister will be familiar with the case of my constituent Mr Thomas Toolan and the ongoing retention of his daughter in Poland. This is a heartbreaking case that has…08 Nov 2022