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HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformIn advance of these proposals, has the Minister made any assessment of the number of senior local authority planning officers who move on to work directly for, or as private…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Brighton’s non-academy sixth-form colleges, the current teacher strike action stems largely from the Government not providing the same funding to cover pay uplifts as they do…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI am here to talk about the people, their treatment and their rights, and I am sorry I do not have more time to do the topic justice. I had been a London Assembly member for one…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank everyone who has spoken so far. This has been a very respectful debate, and I do not think any of us here have not shed tears at the messages that our constituents have…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry, but I have no time. Like many other Members, my colleagues and I have heard many concerns expressed about the availability of palliative care. I hope that we are…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Brighton Pavilion, we love our grassroots music venues, and we often need to make robust use of the “agent of change” principle to protect them when it comes to licensing and…28 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperThe Secretary of State has given us some positive new spending plans today, but she has also given some mixed messages to young people, with some investment on the one hand and…26 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for securing this debate, and I thank everyone who has taken part so far. I particularly thank the hon. Member for Poplar…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseI thank every Member here for coming to this debate and I thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing it in the first place. I have worked on this…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseYes, I am aware of Big Brother Watch’s excellent campaigning on this issue. It has identified a serious breach of human rights. There is the potential for a serious injustice if…13 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyI give the Secretary of State my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the focus of her statement. I have worked with the youth sector to highlight the severe loss of professional…12 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI do not agree with all the assertions that the right hon. Member makes, but the duty is intended precisely to ensure that every single project would have a positive impact on…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am pleased to speak in this debate, and the Green group of MPs is pleased to back this Bill. I will be speaking in support of new clauses 2 and 3, tabled by my hon. Friend the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am sure we can have those debates in the context of a statutory duty. These are important questions to consider. I want to give some other examples of public bodies damaging…29 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI am grateful to be called to speak in this debate. Like others, I thank the Minister for her commitment to further action on redress for the Windrush scandal. I also commend the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI absolutely agree with the hon. Member about education. As for his point about reparations, the echoes of this injustice will not simply fade away; we need to talk about it and…24 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicingI thank the Minister for her answers. We have seen a toxic culture in some police services, including WhatsApp messages that are racist, homophobic and sexist, displaying deep…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicing14. What steps she is taking to monitor and maintain standards of police conduct.21 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Has the Minister’s capital portfolio review properly considered the health, social and equalities aspects of value for money, and will it therefore recommend cancelling more…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI endorse all my hon. Friend’s comments, particularly on the need for rent controls. In my constituency of Brighton, I have a very high population of renters, including myself. I…09 Oct 2024