Points of Order

09 Sep 2019

Commons debates

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am thankful to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) on our Front Bench for slightly changing the tone, because I have an actual point of...

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Business of the House

05 Sep 2019

Girls’ Education

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I am afraid that the right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire) is no longer in the Chamber, but when he was in the Government, he promised that the next comprehensive...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I am not going to give way any more. I apologise, but I have given way plenty of times already. If we were to go out into the street and ask them, the British public would say that they think we...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I entirely agree. I am going to speak for Brenda in Bristol, although there are plenty of Brendas in Birmingham. I do not think that we should have a general election, and I will not vote for...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

Let us make no bones about the suggestion that I am not able to be completely critical when I think that things are wrong, both in my party and in the governing party. It is just a shame that...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I could not agree more. There are thousands of EU migrants in my constituency, and lots of them have absolutely no idea what their situation will be. I have to represent those people as much as I...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I absolutely agree. Personally, I will not vote for any election that would fall before 31 October.

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

The reality is that what we have here is a game, and we are not being told what the rules are. The Prime Minister could bring a deal to the House. He could tell us what his plans are for Northern...

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

Sorry, would the hon. Gentleman like to make an intervention? Crack on!

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Early Parliamentary General Election

04 Sep 2019

Deferred Divisions

Jess Phillips made a speech in the House of Commons

I very much wish to talk about a general election— the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) has criticised others for not doing so—and to speak...

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G7 Summit

03 Sep 2019

Commons debates

I beg the Prime Minister to answer the question that I am going to ask, rather than just saying “No comment” as if this were a magazine interview. Along with others, I have filed...

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Domestic Abuse

16 Jul 2019

Commons debates

I am delighted to welcome the Bill today. It feels like the first parliamentary step in what has seemed like a marathon to get to this point, but I think that we can all agree that this Bill...

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Relationship Education in Schools

16 Jul 2019

Commons debates

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice about potentially correcting the record on something that has been said during this urgent question. The Minister stated that the “no...

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Relationship Education in Schools

16 Jul 2019

Commons debates

If the Minister thinks the guidance is right, he might want to come and live where I live for a while, because it clearly is not working. All that is needed in the guidance is something that says...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I like that sentence, Sir Gary. I thank everyone who spoke today. The strength of feeling in this House is clear: we wish to see the figure for people in our detention estate who have suffered...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I appreciate everything that the Minister has been saying, and some of those things show signs of improvement. There are two points I am not sure she has answered. My hon. Friend the Member for...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that it is ridiculous that the “reflection period”, as I believe it is called, is 45 days and is considered to be the reasonable amount of time that...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I completely agree. Paradoxically, the support services that the Home Office funds specifically for human trafficking are good and relatively well funded for those who have already gone through...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I could not agree more; it is clearly a problem, and not just in trafficking services. Sometimes I have to speak to the immigration wing of the Home Office and explain issues of domestic violence...

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Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern Slavery - [Sir Gary Streeter in the Chair]

09 Jul 2019

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the immigration detention of survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. As always, Sir Gary, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I am...

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