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Lorraine Beavers

Lorraine Beavers

LabourMP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood

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Questions

Urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the management of the Maritime Coastguard Agency and proposed changes to payments made to Coastguard Rescue Officers.

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Fleetwood and Live and Coast Guard have been officially recognized as the two busiest in the UK. I want to place on record my thanks for their amazing dedication to keeping our people safe. Will the Minister…”

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Debate

Business of the House

“Across the country, children’s football teams often do not have access to a toilet. This issue disproportionately affects girls, and I have been told that girls in my constituency have stopped playing football because they cannot use the lo…”

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Statement

Ministerial statement: Middle East

“In Gaza, the west bank and Lebanon, Israel continues to violate international law with total impunity. I welcome the Secretary of State’s actions against individuals and networks that enable settler violence, but it just does not go far eno…”

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Legislation

Victims and Courts Bill

“I stand here today proud of my constituent Katie Brett, who joins us in the Gallery. These changes to the unduly lenient sentence scheme are being brought forward because of her campaigning, following the most traumatic ordeal for her and h…”

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Debate

Business of the House

“At Jameson Road landfill site, the stink is only getting worse. It is making the lives of my constituents unbearable, yet the crooks responsible at Transwaste still have not gone back to Yorkshire, and have set up a new company called Trans…”

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Legislation

Victims and Courts Bill

“I welcome the progress that has been made on this Bill. It is right that we are taking steps to rebuild trust in a system that for too long has left victims feeling invisible and unheard. The measures to compel offenders to attend their sen…”

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Debate

Business of the House

“My constituents in Thornton-Cleveleys have been shocked to learn that their homes are at high risk of contamination due to the presence of the forever chemical PFOA. Will the Leader of the House make time for a debate on the need to ensure …”

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Debate

Business of the House

“My constituent Katie Brett’s little sister was brutally murdered when she was 16 years of age. Katie is campaigning for Sasha’s law to give victims’ families longer to apply to the unduly lenient sentence scheme. It is a duty of a Labour Go…”

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Legislation

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

“It is an honour to speak in support of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which so many of us know as the Hillsborough law. This Bill was born out of a state-sponsored injustice against working-class people. It was forged from the cou…”

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Debate

Coastal Communities

“For nearly four decades, our seaside towns have shaped the outcome of elections. Yet, despite that significance, we have been overlooked, struggling with deprivation, economic decline and crumbling infrastructure. The crisis is particularly…”

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