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HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing this important debate. In many…13 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsPlans to restrict access to jury trial take a sledgehammer to one of the most important protections for the people of this country. I would expect any Government suggesting a…07 Jan 2026HANSARDPubs: Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonIt is incredibly depressing that the Minister does not appear to recognise the seriousness of the situation for pubs in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton and, indeed, across the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDFairtrade CertificationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) on securing today’s informative and…11 Dec 2025HANSARDConversion Practices BanThe Health Secretary’s puberty blocker trial will stop the natural puberty of many young lesbians, putting them on a pathway to irreversible changes and a lifetime of…10 Dec 2025HANSARDPornography and violence against womenI am pleased to present a petition on pornography on behalf of my Reigate constituents. Pornography has never been more accessible than it is today, and it is fuelling an epidemic…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on behalf of the more than 4,200 people in my constituency who signed…08 Dec 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersThat is absolutely right and the situation at HMP Downview is a great source of concern to me, which is why I am raising it with the Minister. However, I want to move on to…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersI am grateful for being granted this debate on the safety and wellbeing of women in HMP Downview. Women prisoners are some of the most vulnerable in our society, yet very few…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. This is the reality of the data; we must not ignore what the data tells us. I did warn that it makes for an uncomfortable truth, but I…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersThe Minister mentions risk assessments. The independent monitoring board report seems to suggest that no such risk assessments have been provided. Can she put on the record that…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have just been accused of misinformation, and I want to make the point that the information and data I cited was obtained through…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersI will not. In September, the independent monitoring board published its report on HMP Downview and shed some light on this matter. The report makes it clear that there had…24 Nov 2025HANSARD HMP Downview: Female PrisonersI will not. E wing has sleeping quarters and bathrooms, along with some living room space. Everything else that these prisoners need, like work, education and health services, are…24 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn) on securing this critical debate, which is very…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank the Minister for her statement, and for recognising the great work that has been undertaken by many PCCs across the country. I want to take this opportunity to recognise…13 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI am going to continue, but thanks for the offer. The economic consequences are now plain to see. Since 2021, the output of UK energy-intensive industries has fallen by around…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyMore people are now recognising that all is not well with the current approach to energy policy or net zero. That matters because the cost of energy is deeply tied to the cost of…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. I would like to ask the Prime Minister for his help. It has been over six months since the Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of sex. Yet public institutions are still…12 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipLike many in the Chamber, I want to see the BBC rebuild public trust and return to its core mission, but it must be recognised that as a result of its pro-gender-ideology bias, it…11 Nov 2025