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Caroline Dinenage Excerpts

Thursday 12th November 2026 Commons Chamber

[Lisa Nandy]

I thank my hon. Friend for his sterling advocacy on behalf of Lidos everywhere and Peterborough lido in particular; he knows that I share his passion on the issue. I can tell the House that we are creating a public leisure facilities programme that will provide support for lidos and other swimming facilities, and that—thanks to the work that he and others have done to campaign for this—the programme will include the first dedicated fund for lidos that this country has produced.

[Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con)]

Russell Brand and David Walliams are just the latest examples of entertainment giants knowingly exploiting power imbalances, yet they have been at best shielded and at worst enabled by some of the organisations they worked with. We keep hearing reports that non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality agreements were part of these stars’ arsenal. What are the Government doing to ensure that those legal routes cannot be used to stop victims speaking out, so that revolting men are not shielded from facing the music for their abusive behaviour?