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Examination of Witness

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Good afternoon, Doug. I have a really quick question. I am just going to be brutally honest. I am a woman of colour—a black woman. Within our communities in the UK, there is a fear that if...

Examination of Witnesses

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q Thank you all, and can I add to everybody’s remarks about the powerful testimonies that are coming across today? Following on from Joe’s question, my question is for you, Farah....

Examination of Witnesses

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q Thank you for allowing me back in, Chair. My question is for Professor Katrin Hohl. Let me start by saying that justice delayed is absolutely justice denied. As has been talked about, there is...

Examination of Witnesses

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Thank you. You have explained that perfectly.

Examination of Witnesses

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Good morning, all. I want to ask a quick question to the former Victims’ Commissioner. Vera, based on your many years of experience as Victims’ Commissioner and working alongside the...

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Commons debates

I agree absolutely. Unless we work together to sort this out, we will not get a decent Bill that everybody can be happy with. To just throw it out at this stage would serve no purpose for anyone....

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Commons debates

I absolutely agree. That does back up what I am saying. I am not suggesting that our judiciary is biased, but perception matters, so I ask the Minister for two specific assurances. First, the...

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for that contribution. For ethnic minority communities, that right has been seen as a vital protection against fear of bias, whether conscious or unconscious. A diverse...

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Commons debates

I rise to speak on a Bill that is both necessary and difficult. Let me start by saying that I support its intention to tackle a Crown court backlog that has more than doubled since the pandemic,...

Palliative Care

Commons debates

I am sure that every Member in the Chamber has a local hospice that they really appreciate and cannot do without. I thank my hon. Friend for giving his local hospice a shout-out. I am sure it...

Palliative Care

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I love dearly, for leading this important debate. Palliative care is about dignity. I saw the value of this care every...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Councillors are the bedrock of their communities, working tirelessly on behalf of residents. I know this from my own time as a local councillor. Waseem Zaffar was an outstanding and much-loved...

Town and City Centre Safety - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this important debate. In my constituency, our local town...

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is passionate about the administration of vaccinations, and he has asked quite a lot of questions. I absolutely agree with them all, but I will focus on his questions relating to...

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons debates

My hon. Friend raises a crucial point. These services are just not joined up. We have got young children who, from birth to two and a half years old, are not getting the health services they...

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for all the hard work she put into this report. It could not have been achieved without everybody on the team working so diligently. Family hubs are an incredibly valuable...

Health and Social Care Committee

Commons debates

On behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee, it is a pleasure to present to the House our fifth report of this Parliament, which is on the subject of the first 1,000 days of life. I thank...

Digital ID

Commons debates

Well, okay; I apologise. But the Minister is here today and he has given us the revised policy, with which I am delighted. I am so pleased that the Minister and the Government have decided not to...

Digital ID

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for coming here today to talk to us about the revised policy.

Gambling Harms: Children and Young People - [Emma Lewell in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Paulette Hamilton made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Kevin McKenna) for securing this important debate. Gambling is...