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HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for mentioning my fantastic constituent Katy Styles. Does my hon. Friend agree that campaigns such as We Care and people such as Katy make a real difference…22 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is a privilege to follow so many great speeches in this debate. I personally do not love the word “victim”: it makes some of us feel as though we have neon signs above our…15 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeTo be frank, for the past three or four years, my team and I have had to discuss excrement on an almost daily basis. It is the stuff ruining the lives of my constituents in…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. This week, the Women’s Rights Network published a report by criminologist Professor Jo Phoenix called “When we are at our most vulnerable”. It revealed that, between January…19 Apr 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsAn Afghan woman is smuggled into the UK on a small boat because she cannot access the resettlement scheme. Once here, she is trafficked into prostitution and abused by a grooming…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. As today is International Women’s Day, does the Prime Minister agree that voters in the run-up to May’s local elections have every right to ask candidates who are standing for…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister may be aware of Sky News’s investigation and report today on the over-the-counter sale of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to children and young teenagers. One…01 Mar 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceDoes the Minister agree with the almost 209,000 voters who have signed a petition started by my constituents, SOS Whitstable, calling on the Government to at least consider…21 Feb 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerI welcome the Government’s invoking of section 35, as the Bill clearly conflicts with the Equality Act and would have repercussions for women across the UK. Does the Secretary of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDCommercial Breeding for LaboratoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford, and to take part in the debate, which is of great concern to many of our constituents. I am here on behalf of the 169…16 Jan 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationDoes the Prime Minister agree with Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, who said in The Times yesterday: “Instead of seeking to restrict the right to asylum…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Conflict in EthiopiaI think I would like to give the time to the Minister.16 Nov 2022HANSARD Conflict in EthiopiaI beg to move, That this House has considered the conflict in Ethiopia. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. This debate has come at a very significant time…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEast Kent Maternity Services: Independent InvestigationI thank the Minister for her statement, Dr Kirkup and his team, and the families and staff who took part in the inquiry. It is clear that there has been an utterly toxic and…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI, too, welcome the Secretary of State to her place and thank her for the four-page ABCD statement, but there were two letters missing from it: M and H—mental health. She is the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenWe have heard so many incredibly moving and unforgettable speeches today about Her late Majesty, and we will certainly hear many more. It is impossible to pay full tribute to 70…09 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionRecently the Environment Agency branded Southern Water “appalling” and awarded it a one-star rating. Frankly, in the view of my constituents, that was one whole star too many, and…06 Sept 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIt may have already been mentioned by the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates), but there was a poster put out in primary schools by Educate & Celebrate,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSDoes the Minister agree that, given that point about parents wanting to see the material, it is disturbing that my colleagues and I have heard reports from headteachers that they…30 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. So far this year, 52 women have been killed in the UK. Our rights to free speech, safe spaces, fairness in sport, and even the words we use to describe our own bodies, are all…29 Jun 2022