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HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010Absolutely, and I thank the hon. Member so much for raising that case. It shocked and peaked quite a lot of people that just asking for single-sex services when they are more…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The University of Kent, which is the largest employer in my constituency, is making yet more redundancies due to the enormous debt it owes to international banks. Will the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Under his Labour Government, does the Prime Minister believe that the UK’s estimated 3 million millionaires should contribute more to our vital national security, or is it…05 Mar 2025HANSARDArchbishop of Canterbury AppointmentRecent headlines about safeguarding failures have badly eroded trust in the Church. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, with whom I have had the pleasure of working closely,…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Women’s HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore) on securing this debate, which is one of only a…27 Feb 2025HANSARDArchbishop of Canterbury Appointment11. What progress the Church has made on appointing a new Archbishop of Canterbury.27 Feb 2025HANSARDNursing: Career Progression InequalitiesDoes the Minister believe that the NHS should expect biologically female nursing staff to get changed in front of biologically male colleagues who identify as female?11 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Since 2012, the Drax power station has been given £7 billion of green subsidies by the Government for burning 27 million trees per year. That is enough money for five years…29 Jan 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls21. What steps her Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.28 Jan 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsLast week, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner found that just 5% of reported domestic abuse results in a conviction. Does the Minister share my concerns that lengthy investigations…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour10. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour.13 Jan 2025HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourLast year, on average, at least three instances of antisocial behaviour per day were reported to Kent police in the city centre of Canterbury alone. We have great beat officers…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Since 2017 I have been raising the crisis facing East Kent hospitals university NHS foundation trust. Seven different Health Secretaries across those seven years have promised…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Elizabeth Fry first began her work to create sex-specific prison facilities for women in 1813, with the primary aim of protecting female prisoners from rape, and the Gaols Act…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. My constituent, 14-year-old Lewis, has been out of school for two years and his education has been disrupted for four. He is yet another child whose parents have been told by…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the new Government’s collective condemnation of the two-child limit over the eight years since it was introduced, which includes condemnation from many Government Members on…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the 285,000 people who signed the petition about renationalisation that I helped to present to Downing Street a couple of years ago,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDOrdination of Women: 30th AnniversaryI welcome my dear friend to her position, and I know she will be absolutely brilliant. I was thrilled to attend the 30-year anniversary of the first women ordained at Canterbury…17 Oct 2024HANSARDOrdination of Women: 30th Anniversary11. What steps the Church is taking to mark the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women.17 Oct 2024HANSARDSex-based Data: Health and Social CareI know that the Secretary of State agrees that vulnerable women with learning disabilities and all women should be able to access same-sex care, particularly with regard to…15 May 2024