That this House has considered the effectiveness of the Police Federation.
I am pleased to speak under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I will start by briefly sharing some of my experiences as a police officer, so brace yourselves because some of it is not very nice. …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"I would not dispute that one jot. The present national leadership say that
“a transformed Federation is the best way to deliver effective representation”
but I am afraid that officers have heard it all before. I dare say they will hear it again unless radical action is taken. It is …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"I am not discussing that today, but the hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. Having diversity of options for officers could be useful in instances such as that.
I thank the National Police Association, formed of former federation reps and staff, for campaigning on this issue before me, in their …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"I am so pleased that my hon. Friend mentioned that, as I briefly did earlier, because I do not mean to diminish the work of many federation representatives. There are many brilliant federation representatives and leaders in some parts of the country. This debate is very much about the national …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"I particularly thank my hon. Friends the Members for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) and for Dagenham and Rainham (Margaret Mullane) for their support for police officers. I know that the effectiveness of the Police Federation is not necessarily a debate that most MPs are engaged with, so I really appreciate their …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"I just want to put on the record how welcome it is to see the comments of the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar. It is fair to say that Scottish Labour has been on a bit of a journey on this issue, but he has got to the right place, …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"The hon. Lady is outlining cases where the application of that guidance might be difficult. Does she think that it would be difficult for someone to determine whether I, given the way I look, should be in a women’s single-sex space?..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"Does the hon. Member accept that, as she says, men are generally the ones who attack women and that, if we do not have single-sex spaces, predatory men will use circumstances that are to their benefit to attack women? That is exactly why we need single-sex spaces...." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. The proposed puberty blockers trial on children is not just badly designed; it is profoundly unethical. It proposes that vulnerable children who are struggling with their identity, but medically healthy, be given drugs that risk permanent damage. We know …..." Jonathan Hinder - View Speech