Knife and Sword Ban

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Tuesday 6th February 2024 Commons Chamber

[Sally-Ann Hart]

The Office for National Statistics showed that for the year ending March 2023, Sussex recorded 59 offences per 100,000 people—below the national average of 87 per 100,000. We have seen a 16% reduction in knife crime for that period. In contrast, for the Met police—the highest funded force in the country—ONS figures show a 22% increase in knife crime in London. That has a knock-on effect on all the surrounding counties. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan should take a leaf out of the book of Sussex Conservative police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne, and get a grip of serious knife crime—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. If the hon. Lady wants to speak, I will put her on the list of speakers, but her intervention is far too long and others want to speak. She has been here since the beginning of the debate, so I will certainly put her on the list if she wishes.

Police Uplift Programme

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Wednesday 26th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

For a final question, I call Sally-Ann Hart.

[Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye) (Con)]

Thank you, Mr Speaker; I am afraid I am an echo. Under the leadership of Conservative police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne and Chief Constable Jo Shiner—both wonderful women—Sussex police have increased the number of police officers by 429 through the national uplift programme and 250 through the local precept, beating the Government’s uplift targets and helping to reduce crime in Hastings and Rye. May I join the Minister in congratulating them both?

Water Quality: Sewage Discharge

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Tuesday 25th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye) (Con)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The hon. Member said that he came to visit Hastings and spoke to people—he never informed me of his visit to Hastings.

[Mr Speaker]

That is not a point of order, but I would say to the hon. Lady that, if somebody has been to her constituency, it is absolutely correct that Members should give notice to the MP whose constituency they are visiting. I do not care which side of the House Members sit on. You must do the right thing and let a Member know that you are entering their constituency.

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[Mr Speaker]

Does the hon. Member wish to respond to that point?

[Sally-Ann Hart]

indicated dissent.

[Mr Speaker]

Okay. Carry on.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Wednesday 19th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Mr Double—do not make me double down on you.

[Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye) (Con)]

Q6. Recently, I presented a Prime Minister’s Points of Light award to Joan Willett, who is nearly 107, for her fundraising for the British Heart Foundation, and two other Hastings and Rye residents, Anthony Kimber and Alastair Fairley, were celebrated as community champions at No. 10. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking all our fantastic volunteers and community champions, not only in Hastings and Rye but throughout the United Kingdom, and will he continue to bring them together in celebration?

[The Prime Minister]

I thank my hon. Friend and I am absolutely delighted that Joan received her Points of Light award. Volunteers and community champions such as Joan, Anthony and Alastair all make important contributions to their local community and we are all grateful to them. Every month, millions do the same thing and they deserve our praise. Their generosity is integral to what makes our country and our communities special, and it is right that we do everything we can to celebrate them.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Thursday 1st December 2022 Commons Chamber

[Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye) (Con)]

T2. Social mobility—getting people out of poverty—is more important than income inequality, and access to culture and heritage play a vital role in it. I welcome the funding for the next three years for four organisations in beautiful Hastings and Rye. Hastings Contemporary, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Project Art Works and Home Live Art will all receive a share of nearly £2.5 million between 2023 and 2026. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating these organisations on the work that they do in bringing growth and creative opportunities to my constituents, and will she pay a visit to Hastings and Rye to enjoy the delights that it—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I think we have had this before. These are Topical Questions, and we need very short questions so that all the other Members can get in. Unfortunately we are struggling for time, and we cannot use other people’s time: it is not fair.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Monday 21st February 2022 Commons Chamber

[Sally-Ann Hart]

Less than a couple of weeks ago, a boat ran aground close to Rye harbour at low tide and 21 migrants disembarked and disappeared on the run. It is reported that Border Force later turned up to the village to inform locals that 16 of those migrants, without identification, had been arrested. How can the MOD work with Border Force and the Home Office to take control, defend and protect our borders from migrants entering the UK—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The hon. Lady knows that topical questions have to be short and punchy. You cannot make full speeches on a topical question.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Tuesday 13th July 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

You missed the fourth: a 24-hour accident and emergency unit for Chorley.

[Sally-Ann Hart]

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has the potential to get hundreds of millions in investment as part of the Government’s NHS estate infrastructure improvement plan. Will funding be allocated on a two to three-year basis, so that the NHS can better plan its funding and estates plans? Where funding has been indicated for a longer term, what plans are there to ensure that providers have sufficient resource in the shorter term to address immediate issues, or to support covid or recovery?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sally-Ann Hart

Thursday 11th March 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

And they will all go in twos.

[Sally-Ann Hart [V]]

Investing in improved transport infrastructure is well recognised by my hon. Friend as a necessity for turbocharging our economy and levelling up. Beautiful Hastings and Rye has some of the most antiquated road and rail infrastructure in the country, which inhibits economic growth and is the reason why HS1 must be prioritised.

If we are serious about levelling up left-behind communities, does my hon. Friend not agree that HS1, as promised by previous Ministers, now needs to be delivered? What discussions has he had with the Treasury to ensure that funding will be available to finance such a vital project?

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[Mr Speaker]

Congratulations on clearing the list—that is unique.

[Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye) (Con)]

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.