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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseColchester Borough Council wants to waste £100,000 of our new homes bonus infrastructure money on a giant elephant sculpture on a roundabout. I am a big fan of elephants, but this…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateI very much welcome the fact that the sale of Middlewick Ranges will be delayed by at least 12 months. Will the Minister commit to working with me and local stakeholders to see…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He reads my mind, because I was just about to say that we need a long-term plan for education and schools, in the same way that we…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI listened very carefully to the words of the Opposition Front-Bench spokesman. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that not opposing the order is just not good enough? We cannot be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Thelma Walker), who speaks with a huge amount of authority on this issue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hackney…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Content: CrimeGiven the dangers our children are exposed to on social media platforms, does my right hon. Friend agree that those platforms should look to fund education seminars in schools on…25 Feb 2019HANSARDPrEP Impact TrialColchester is one of the sites that is now closed to men who have sex with men who want to access the HIV prevention drug PrEP. When will the Government’s commitment, made almost…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanColchester Hospital has always been a good hospital, with caring compassionate staff. It has not been without its difficulties—it was in special measures from 2013 to 2017—but I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. It is concerning that the Department’s research has estimated that 54,000 women a year may lose their jobs due to pregnancy or maternity, and that one in nine women has said…12 Feb 2019HANSARDCare Leavers: Employment OpportunitiesCare leavers are one of the groups at highest risk of homelessness. What support does the Department offer to help care leavers and vulnerable claimants to secure housing?11 Feb 2019HANSARDCare Leavers: Employment Opportunities18. What steps she is taking to increase employment opportunities for care leavers.11 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnder our benefits system, serious or terminally ill students have to abandon their courses to claim benefits. It is wrong for us to be telling students to give up on the hope of…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingAt the moment, survivors of domestic abuse are subject to a vulnerability test. Could the Minister look at removing that, so that it is an automatic priority need?07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI will have to look to the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, because I believe that that is a recommendation that the all-party parliamentary group has made. It is one…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. There are many reasons for what he refers to. The Government could tomorrow invest tens of millions of pounds—well, it would be…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI thank the hon. Lady for the intervention. I mentioned that the issue is in part about money, but it is not wholly about money; it is also about getting the right interventions…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingAs I mentioned, the last Labour Government made several helpful interventions, but I genuinely believe that throwing money at the issue, which the Labour Government did as much as…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingThe hon. Lady makes a good point about health funding. I have raised my own concerns about that privately with Ministers. There is a huge amount more work to do in that area. I…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI had not seen that, so it would be ill-judged to comment on it. I can point the hon. Gentleman to a very fine article from only last week in, I believe, the Colchester Gazette ,…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention; I picked up on that point, which the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, my co-chair on the all-party parliamentary group,…07 Feb 2019