Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“I, too, thank the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) for bringing forward the debate and for the work he does on the all-party parliamentary group for financial education for young people. I would love to see a world where everybody is financially literate, where people understand their finances, ma…”

“Illegal e-scooters and illegal e-bikes are a menace to many of our communities, including mine in Southend West and Leigh. Just this week, Essex police has moved from education to enforcement, and nearby Basildon council has decided to end its e-scooter trial. E-scooters are a good, environmentally friendly way to get …”

“Thank you, Sara, for coming in today. I want to look at the local setting and some issues we have there. What factors can make some areas more prone than others with similar demographics to extremist behaviour and other threats to community cohesion?”

“You have literally just answered my question. We have a statement in the Chamber at the moment where we are talking about a case close to my heart—the case of Sir David Amess, who was the MP before me in Southend—and they are announcing the learning review from his case because Prevent failed there. My question was goi…”

“Do you have any examples of local authorities that are doing this really well, and what are they doing to do this well?”

“It is interesting and, again, looking at the responsibility of local authorities and, certainly from my experience with local government cuts, one of the first things that tends to be cut is the focus on cohesion, diversity, equality and inclusion. What is your assessment of the ability of local authorities to respond …”

“I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for her statement. I am excited that Essex, including Southend, will be part of the priority programme. I am keen that local areas should keep their local identity, so will she give us some assurances on that? With regard to opposition to local reorganisation, devolution and postponing…”

“London Southend airport has taken time to bounce back from the pandemic, but I am delighted to see that, over recent months, a number of new routes have been established. EasyJet has announced its new base at the airport and, just in the past week, Eastern Airways has announced its new route to Newquay. Does the Leader…”

“I welcome the Home Secretary’s statement, which was full of action. I am pleased that last week I supported the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill so that we can start implementing much-needed safeguarding measures—unlike some Conservative Members, who attempted to wreck the Bill and spread misinformation, which led…”

“Raheel, maybe if I can come to you to just look at Muslim boys and Muslim boys’ behaviour. In relation to this whole area of cultural image abuse online and general image abuse online, do you think there is a piece of work that needs to be done directed at Muslim boys, and how could that be handled?”

“We have recently concluded an inquiry into non-consensual intimate image abuse. During that week, we talked about the fact that sometimes there are non-consensual images that are not sexual, but culturally inappropriate. For example, a woman not wearing a hijab and being photographed by somebody in a setting where she …”

“Yes, if I may. Baroness, it was a point that you made near the start of your input, around how since the riots, a significant percentage more of women do not feel safe going out and doing their usual thing. Obviously, the riots were six months ago now; is there a sense that that is starting to ease off, or that it is s…”

“Tackling violence against women and girls is a job for everyone. We all know that tackling violence involves far more than just the police and the criminal justice system. Preventing abuse in the first place is crucial, and everyone needs to play their part. I join my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh) an…”

“I agree, and I call upon all men to do everything they can to champion the cause. Men need to be positive champions: there is so much we can do. We need to be allies, calling out poor language or behaviour in our own friendship groups when we witness it. We need to be conscious of our behaviour around women, such as ke…”

“I have fully enjoyed and embraced my first five months as Member of Parliament for Southend West and Leigh, despite, like many Members, experiencing the whirlwind effect of settling into this place, setting up my new offices, and recruiting my team. I have met many people and hundreds of organisations over the last fiv…”

“According to the latest Government figures, the number of sewage dumps along my constituency’s small coastline rose from 100 in 2022 to 206 last year—a more than 100% increase. Across the country, this is the legacy of the last Conservative Government. They failed to get to grips with holding our water companies to acc…”

“Thank you. Joanna, did you want to add something?”

“Does anyone have any other views on statutory powers that a commissioner could or should hold?”

“What statutory powers and resources would you expect a newly established commissioner to have?”

“Thank you all for your input. Just one final area to focus on from me: Joanna, before the general election you said that given the choice between having a cross-departmental Minister for older people or establishing a commissioner, your preference was the commissioner. Is that still your preference today?”