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Commons Chamber
Social Media Access in Prisons - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Paul Howell (Con - Sedgefield) As was said at the last session of the North East Knife Crime Taskforce, those parents and families did - Speech Link
2: Edward Argar (Con - Charnwood) For Jack’s murderer to have been allegedly using TikTok in prison is sickening, and no parent should - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (Con - Charnwood) Friend, I was made aware that a parent whose son had been murdered contacted His Majesty’s Prison and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) Where an infected victim has died and there is no bereaved partner, child or parent, but there is a bereaved - Speech Link
2: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) We can never bring back the 3,000 who have died and those who are dying every single day while this is - Speech Link
3: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) This amendment gives the Government the opportunity to provide the single most important thing to make - Speech Link
4: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Where the victim is a child, a parent or guardian may join the scheme on their behalf. - Speech Link
5: None Thanks to the work of people such as Kate Coleman and the campaign group Keep Prisons Single Sex, or - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 23 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Cherilyn Mackrory (Con - Truro and Falmouth) understand that these days, and they want to keep women who are not a danger to society nearer their families - Speech Link
2: Ruth Jones (Lab - Newport West) We do not have a single prison for women in Wales—I am not saying that we should have one but, like her - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Poverty Reduction - Thu 22 Feb 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) each parent being in full-time work. - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bshp - Bishops) Raising children is the most important role that any parent ever undertakes. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) lone-parent families, families with younger children and some ethnic minority groups. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Pupil Mental Health, Well-being and Development - Thu 22 Feb 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) What does it do to a parent-child relationship if the parent or carer is being pressured by the Government - Speech Link
2: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) I declared my personal interest as a parent of a child who has gone through long periods of poor mental - Speech Link
3: Lord Wei (Con - Life peer) to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for initiating this vital debate, and declare my interests as a parent - Speech Link
4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) As your Lordships’ speeches underlined, no single thing will address this problem. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Independent School Fees: VAT - Wed 21 Feb 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) Many hard-working families up and down the land make huge sacrifices saving to send their children to - Speech Link
2: Andrew Lewer (Con - Northampton South) Most worrying is the IFS finding that the evidence of impact on children and families is “quite thin” - Speech Link
3: Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood) afraid—I will not take interventions right away.We all want the best education for our children; every single - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 Draft Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 - Wed 21 Feb 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) In effect, that gives a parent taking one of those forms of leave priority over other employees, who - Speech Link
2: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) I have met the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing on a number of occasions, and I continue - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Register of Children not in School - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Flick Drummond (Con - Meon Valley) Not every parent feels equipped to provide the quality of education they feel their child needs. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) One parent said to me that if they want their children to go to school, they have to accept that they - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Every parent has the right to provide education, but every child has the right to be educated, and we - Speech Link
4: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) important that they do.This subject is really important, so it is somewhat surprising that there is not a single - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]
2nd reading - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West) Some people fear that the Bill will open the door even further than its parent Bill on the surveillance - Speech Link
2: Kevan Jones (Lab - North Durham) similar content and may be used for a similar purpose, or by individual authorisation, which covers a single - Speech Link
3: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) It is impossible to steam open a single envelope today; one has to steam open thousands because that - Speech Link
4: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) legislate for the security of the British people and, in particular, for the safety of our children and families - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage - Tue 13 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Sanderson of Welton (Con - Life peer) proposed a panel that would be activated in the event of a disaster, the Government have now agreed on a single - Speech Link
2: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The intention behind the appointment of additional advocates has always been to prevent a single advocate - Speech Link
3: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) We hear children’s views on which parent they should reside with, or whether they should be taken away - Speech Link
4: Lord Roborough (Con - Excepted Hereditary) If, in rare circumstances such as those cited by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, a parent or guardian - Speech Link