Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. My constituents have similar concerns about the impact of fraud, especially on vulnerable people. I have spoken to the noble Lord Hanson, who has been developing the strategy, to outline those concerns. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the direction…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward the draft Bill and on all her work on it. Having grown up as a gay person in the early ’90s, I know what it is like to feel as if you are not normal and do not belong. There are some parties, particularly Reform UK, whose Members are not in their places, and seemingly, …”

“T10. The Tory Government squandered billions of pounds of public money on covid fraud, waste and corruption. Will the Chancellor tell the House what measures she is taking to address this issue on behalf of taxpayers?”

“Q8. Happy birthday, Mr Speaker.Last summer, my constituent Ryan Long went to Ibiza on his first lads’ holiday. On his first night, he made what turned out to be a fatal decision when he took an ecstasy pill, and after falling into a coma, he sadly passed away at the age of 18. Since his death, his mum Angie, working wi…”

“Q8. Happy birthday, Mr Speaker. Last summer, my constituent Ryan Long went to Ibiza on his first lads’ holiday. On his first night, he made what turned out to be a fatal decision when he took an ecstasy pill, and after falling into a coma, he sadly passed away at the age of 18. Since his death, his mum Angie, working w…”

“That is a real shame. I say to the Leader of the Opposition and anybody else who is concerned about this: do not be concerned, fly the flag and be proud of everybody in the community. It is a real shame and the Conservatives need to consider whether they are doing the right thing by ordering councils not to fly that fl…”

“May I start by saying what an honour it is to speak in this debate and in other similar diversity, equality and inclusion debates? I love the fact that across this House, so many Members come together to support the right cause. It is quite obvious that there is one party whose Members are never here for these debates,…”

“Well, I was born in the ’70s! But I stopped getting angry. I thought, “Let’s turn this into something positive.” I brought together a group of people, and we formed Basildon Mini Pride. In two weeks, we arranged a march through the centre of Basildon town centre to the one local LGBTQ+ nightspot, where we had an aftern…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his support and for working alongside me to get this matter resolved.”

“You have all said, “If you can’t see it, how can you be it?” On getting women and girls involved in sport by seeing that female coach, do you have any examples of where it has maybe made a difference where women and girls have wanted to get involved because they have seen you as female coaches?”

“Lisa or India, do you have anything to add?”

“India, what is your view?”

“You have made some good points there. We have heard and often talk about the mental toll of having to advocate for basic provisions for women and girls. Lisa and India, is that something you recognise in your worlds as well? Do you have any examples you want to share?”

“Thank you all for coming today. Great to hear from you. I am interested in your view on the value of female coaches in getting more women and girls involved in sport, but also in keeping and retaining women and girls playing sports, whether professionally or just as an amateur or a hobby.”

“Yes, thank you so much. Hannah, the previous Committee, before we all came along, heard evidence that there is insufficient sports science research focused on female athletes. In fact, some statistics are shocking: 6% of sports science research studies were conducted by women with all female participants, compared to 3…”

“Hannah, how about from a football world?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his statement, and for the work that the Government are doing to protect the Jewish community. My thoughts are with all those who have been victims of these attacks, and of antisemitism and hate crime. In my constituency of Southend West and Leigh, we have quite a significant and diverse Jewi…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 29 April, my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) and the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary) raised a point of order concerning the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) visiting their constituencies without notifying them. In response, M…”

“It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate on the King’s Speech, which set out the Labour Government’s programme for this Session, and I warmly welcome its measures. I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah), and for Harlow (Chris Vince), for their opening speeches. My hon. Friend the Member …”

“Q11. While our NHS across England has seen noticeable improvements thanks to the work of this Labour Government, Southend hospital and the wider Mid and South Essex NHS Trust has continued to struggle. I thank the Department of Health and Social Care for working with me and my colleagues on that issue, and for placing …”