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HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksI am blessed to be in a Chamber with people who have campaigned for decades on the issue and made changes; the hon. Gentleman is certainly one of them. To be quite blunt, I think…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Rape figures were recently issued by the CPS and prosecutions are even lower than they were. In a number of cases that have not gone…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineUkraine has been experiencing conflict since 2014, which has created a crisis of 2.9 million people in need. Will the Prime Minister please confirm that the UK stands ready to…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]Does my hon. Friend agree that the pain around BTECs is because they are usually the gateway for students on lower incomes, students from minority backgrounds and students with…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I largely welcome the aims of this Bill to improve the quality and funding of post-16 education, but it will do little to tackle the major skills shortages in key sectors…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022In debates like this I am normally arguing for steel, which I also have in my constituency. I know that Liberty Steel was a beneficiary of those grants, but I do not think that…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test for encapsulating the issues we are facing. It is…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022Thank you, Mrs Miller; I will do so. I know what a good Chair you are, so I know that I am pushing my luck. As a result, Beatson Clark, like many other essential UK businesses,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSecurity PartnershipsAs the world becomes more dangerous and more uncertain, we need to tackle the root causes of security threats to the UK, namely poverty and instability overseas. I therefore find…25 Jan 2022HANSARDThrowline StationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, as always, Ms Ghani. I thank the Petitions Committee for selecting the topic and my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Don…24 Jan 2022HANSARDThrowline StationsI wonder whether the Minister is able to comment on something or pass it to her colleagues in Education. When I was at school, we had swimming lessons. I hated them and they…24 Jan 2022HANSARDThrowline StationsFirst, I thank the Minister because she was clearly listening intently to my speech and to the whole debate. One thing that contributed to the death of Sam was that the equipment…24 Jan 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Political SituationIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) on securing this debate and on all the work that he…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillMy right hon. Friend makes a valid point that we keep raising. We make laws here, but unless the Government make the public aware and produce supporting guidance, the crime can…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillThe hon. Lady will be aware that there are many examples of where we lead and, unfortunately, Scotland does not always follow the common-sense approach— [ Laughter. ] All that…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East (Jane Stevenson) on her Bill making it this far. As I think she can hear, there is an awful lot of support for it. As…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Political SituationIn the last debate we had, in November, I was told that the African nations were not able to get access to gather data and to see exactly what was going on, to try to stabilise…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEthiopia: Humanitarian and Political SituationIt is more than just the right and moral thing to do. I cannot understand why the Government have cut funding to a key strategic region—it is the keystone for all the states…19 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsChild sexual, criminal and online exploitation are all increasing in this country; they can all be addressed by joined-up working by Government Departments, robust data collection…17 Jan 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI agree with the arguments that the hon. Gentleman is making, but for me this is also about the fact that the state has a legal, mandatory duty to take care of someone under the…12 Jan 2022