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HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and completely agree with her. I am absolutely confident that the Bill will help prevent those sorts of long-term coercive and abusive…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceAs a member of the all-party parliamentary group on coastal communities, my hon. Friend will be well aware of a report by Pragmatix Advisory that draws attention to the need to…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI beg to move, That this House has considered climate change and biodiversity. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. Climate change has triggered more…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI completely agree with the hon. Member’s question. We need to measure metrics and outcomes more thoroughly as part of the process of using nature-based solutions to adapt to…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI quite agree with my hon. Friend. We have an issue with leaching from coastal landfill sites. We really need to think about that when addressing what we are going to do with…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI thank my hon. Friend for a very good question. He is right: the public do really appreciate it and really understand the need for biodiversity. A very good message has been sent…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI thank the Minister for her response. Clearly, Members across the House, representing all parts of the UK, have left us in no doubt that biodiversity and nature-based solutions…08 Feb 2023HANSARDFamily Hubs and Start for Life ProgrammeEast Sussex County Council submitted an excellent bid for a network of family hubs across East Sussex. Family hubs are a part of the solution to many national and local issues,…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFamily Hubs and Start for Life Programme7. What progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.16 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Trade LinksThe UK Government have an extensive overseas network via its embassies, the British Council and so on. What steps is my hon. Friend taking to ensure that the UK Government work…11 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Trade Links3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening Scotland’s international trade links.11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing a debate on this very important…11 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI have not only the RNLI but two independent lifeboats in my beautiful constituency, one at Pett Level and one in Hastings. Does the Minister agree that independent lifeboats,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank the Minister for her remarks and her support, and I thank all Members here today for their support of the Bill. I also thank the DWP officials and parliamentary officials…14 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am grateful to you, and to the Committee members, for joining me today to look at the Bill in more detail. The Bill,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for her question, which I have raised with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Minister. I understand the Department is looking seriously at…14 Dec 2022HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution RatesOrganised illegal immigration crime is transnational, making collaboration across Europe vital to tackling people-smuggling from source to transit to destination. What steps is my…07 Dec 2022HANSARDPeople Traffickers: Prosecution Rates2. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for (a) small boat gangs and (b) other people traffickers.07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillIn 1215, the Magna Carta was written and signed into law by King John I of England. Although that important document did not guarantee freedom of speech, it was considered the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Mr Grey. Burning trees for energy generation in the UK has been somewhat disguised as a sustainable and climate-friendly practice…06 Dec 2022