Speeches by Brewer.

“The Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital rebuild has been delayed by up to two decades. The buildings are in a dire state and becoming increasingly expensive to maintain. Land for the new hospital is secured, so what possible justification can there be for further delay in building this new hospital?”

“What might those effective policies and processes look like? How might we practically get trust into that system?”

“I would like to ask you about safeguarding, Leanne. You mentioned this briefly just now. Your research, Women in Sport, found that 91% of sports organisations have safeguarding and reporting mechanisms in place but they are not consistently effective in supporting victims from harassment and abuse. Why do you think tha…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the adequacy of early years funding in Hampshire. It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec. A Hampshire nursery manager recently told me: “Sometimes the funding arrives so late that we are genuinely worried about making wages.” That sentence has stayed with …”

“Yes, I absolutely agree; that is a precise summary of the current position. When we think of early years, most of us automatically think of nurseries, but in many areas of the country, and especially North East Hampshire, many families rely on local childminders. Earlier this month, a constituent of mine, Lorna, told m…”

“The small businesses that my hon. Friend is talking about make up 84% of store closures nationally. That trend is felt very much in my constituency, as I am sure it is in hers. Does she agree that the Government must urgently reform our business rates system before those independent businesses vanish from our high stre…”

“Not just in sport, by the way.”

“Like my hon. Friend’s constituency, mine has beautiful countryside pubs but they are struggling. Pub owners have told me that this year is worse than the covid years. They face closure, despite being the only place for communities to meet in rural areas, as in many others. Does my hon. Friend agree that we must overhau…”

“Understood. What is your view on the impact of female coaches in the participation of women in the sport? Do you think it makes a difference for girls and young women coming into judo to have female coaches?”

“Do you have a view, professionally or personally, on how judo compares with other sports in the area of women’s coaching?”

“I would love to be in a world where that was the case in all areas.”

“Within judo, how close do you think we are to gender parity on coaching? When you say there are women at all levels, is that anywhere near 50%?”

“Thank you all so much for coming in. I would like to ask you, Lisa, about the coaching that we know you do alongside your refereeing. Sport England data shows that while many women volunteer as coaches in sports clubs, they are under-represented in roles that lead progression, such as coaching. Why do you think this mi…”

“Having female coaches leading to more participation of girls would, one hopes, lead in turn to more female coaches, as those girls and young women progress through the sport. Are there interventions that are more effective than others in increasing women’s access to coaching opportunities and progression?”

“In North East Hampshire, thousands of London-bound commuters rely on trains as an extension of their office, especially when that train is delayed. Despite that, the UK’s onboard wi-fi speed was ranked 16th out of 18 major European and Asian countries. Does my hon. Friend agree that without a statutory passengers’ char…”

“In North East Hampshire, thousands of London-bound commuters rely on trains as an extension of their office, especially when that train is delayed. Despite that, the UK’s onboard wi-fi speed was ranked 16th out of 18 major European and Asian countries. Does my hon. Friend agree that without a statutory passengers’ char…”

“You have said these things are very different, and you have said that this is not about performing masculinity or femininity. I agree with you that we have to take the heat out of this discussion because I want to protect women’s spaces and women’s safety, and I want to protect trans safety. I do not mean to be crass; …”

“I just want to come back to the specifics of the guidance because it feels like there is a bit of a contradiction where you have said in an answer to some Committee questions that we as a society have been successfully navigating this for a decade and more. You have also said that there is a change in the form of the S…”

“I want to follow up specifically on this point about common sense in a bit more detail. If we go back a few hundred years it was common sense that the earth was flat; if we go back 200 years it was common sense that women were far too emotional and sensitive to vote. So I would argue that common sense is not actually t…”

“I have a very short question: could you tell us how this code makes people’s lives better?”