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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have heard how Putin’s henchmen in the Wagner Group are implicated in many barbaric war crimes in Ukraine, including a brutal assassination of a defector, and how they are…13 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI want to talk about new clause 17, especially in relation to the insurance sector. The insurance sector is extremely important in my constituency. Insurers and insurance brokers…07 Dec 2022HANSARDBenefit FraudAt difficult economic times like this it is particularly important for us to protect taxpayers’ money, so I welcome the Government’s further investment to tackle fraud, but what…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIt is great that the Bill is back in this Chamber. I have worked on it for many years, as have many others, during my time on the Science and Technology Committee and the Women…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillOn images that promote self-harm, does the Minister agree that images that promote or glamourise eating disorders should be treated just as seriously as any other content…05 Dec 2022HANSARDBenefit Fraud15. What steps his Department is taking to reduce benefit fraud.05 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was a teenage anorexic, and it is terrifying how many of our children are affected by anorexia today, so will the Secretary of State meet me to make sure that the Online Safety…01 Dec 2022HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenIn Chelmsford, we were very grateful to receive more than £500,000 from the Government’s safer streets fund. I thank Roger Hirst, our police, fire and crime commissioner, for his…01 Dec 2022HANSARDAnti-lockdown Protest in Shanghai: Arrest and Assault of Edward LawrenceThe violent, aggressive crackdown against journalists and protesters is yet another completely unacceptable act by the Chinese Communist party. I have seen at first hand how UK…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Chelmsford, we are very proud that Anglia Ruskin University has more students graduating in health and social care-related subjects than any other university in the country,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. There are long waiting lists for the Crown court in Essex, and I am told that that is in part due to a shortage of judges. What progress is being made to shorten the waiting…22 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Chelmsford we badly need more social and affordable housing. When new housing developments are built, the local authority can set a rule that a certain proportion of the new…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Missile Incident in PolandMay I add my voice to the condolences to the people of Poland? President Duda is a very thoughtful man, and we should all be deeply thankful for his calm and rational approach in…16 Nov 2022HANSARD IranThere are reports that the Iranian authorities are using live ammunition to shoot at teenage girls. There are stories of young women being arrested, forced into marriage and…16 Nov 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood Crimes: Effectiveness of Police Community Support OfficersI usually get very positive feedback about Chelmsford’s pubs, clubs and nightclubs, but in recent weeks there has been a flurry of emails and comments on social media about…14 Nov 2022HANSARDEarly Years Childcare: Staff-Child RatiosI thank my hon. Friend for everything he does for the early years sector. I also give my condolences to Zoe and Lewis for their tragic loss. In my constituency of Chelmsford,…14 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My Essex constituents absolutely get the impact of climate change, because they saw it at first hand in those awful fires last summer. Many of them also get that, unless we help…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsPeople across Essex witnessed terrible fires in last summer’s heatwave, and in Ethiopia last month I witnessed the horrific climate change-driven drought that is forcing millions…02 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityI welcome my right hon. Friend to his place; he is a great champion of freedom and his taskforce is an excellent idea. To protect our democracy, it is vital that we protect those…01 Nov 2022HANSARD UkraineTens of thousands of people have been affected by this war directly and thousands of innocent Ukrainian civilians have lost their lives. It is absolutely right that the UK remains…31 Oct 2022