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Natalie Fleet

Natalie Fleet

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

LabourMP for Bolsover

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Debate

Domestic Abuse and Public Life

“I thank my honourable Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for raising this vital issue, and for her continued advocacy for victims and survivors of domestic abuse everywhere. There are parts of this job that I find rea…”

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Oral questions: Home Department

“It was an honour to be by the side of the Prime Minister when he met Fayed victim-survivors last week. I was proud that one of my first acts in post was to help facilitate the first meeting of this kind with these brave women. No one is abo…”

Questions

Oral questions: Justice

“Since coming into this role, I have heard from more victims than I ever thought I would in a lifetime. They tell me their stories, and I believe them and listen. What I do not ask them to do is report, because nobody wants to put anybody in…”

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Lord Mandelson

“Being a Member of Parliament is a huge privilege that brings with it a huge responsibility—a responsibility that Peter Mandelson made an absolute mockery of. He let down those on our Benches, this entire House, and the country more widely. …”

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Oral questions: Justice

“The reason I use this powerful Chamber to speak about crimes like rape is that I am desperate to encourage women across the country watching us to use their voice to speak out and report. I am so determined to support the Government in thei…”

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Jury Trials

“What has been missing from this debate is the word “victims.” We inherited a system in which there are criminals who will have chosen to spend Christmas at home with their children. They will still be at home with their children next year, …”

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International Men’s Day

“I am thrilled to be here to celebrate the incredible men among us, including my honourable Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury). I thank him for sharing his story. Men need to be celebrated today—those who pick up the pieces, …”

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Business of the House

“The food hygiene rating scheme means that we can celebrate five-star venues, like Alleppey Kitchen my constituency, and we can all avoid the ones with one star, if we choose. Councillor David Bennett from Clowne is running a campaign to mak…”

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Business of the House

“Special educational needs families in Bolsover and across Derbyshire are let down by our dire education services that were ripped to ruin by the Tories and are now being failed by Reform. I met families earlier this year and heard heartbrea…”

Legislation

Victims and Courts Bill

“I will speak to Government new clause 14. It means that rapists will no longer have access to children conceived by their crime. It puts the right of survivors above the rights of criminals. It protects mummies and their precious babies. It…”

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Oral questions: Education

“I was recently lucky enough to visit Brigg infant school in South Normanton. It is a gorgeous school full of talented pupils and dedicated staff, but it has a problem: four and five-year-olds are being taught in a prefab building that is no…”

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Prime Minister's Question Time

“The first constituent to reach out to me was a brave Bolsover mummy who had waited four years and five months, from rape to prosecution, with three postponements and multiple suicide attempts. I will do everything I can to use this Chamber …”

Legislation

Victims and Courts Bill

“I declare an interest as a member of the Women and Equalities Committee. Rape survivors are too often hidden in plain sight. In Bolsover, my constituency, 10,554 women will have been raped or sexually assaulted since they were 16—a third in…”

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International Women’s Day

“It is an honour to be here today as the first MP to represent Bolsover who is a woman. [Honourable Members: “Hear, hear!”] Thank you. I am surrounded by fantastic women not only here, but in Bolsover—women who run businesses and nurture our…”

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SEND Provision: Derbyshire

“Special educational needs provision across Derbyshire is dire. I am thrilled that my honourable Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) has secured the debate, but I am horrified that special educational needs provision is so…”

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Business of the House

“As the junction 28 parliamentary champion, I report that residents across Bolsover are really frustrated by congestion. Can we have a Government statement on what we are doing to tackle congestion across Bolsover?…”

Legislation

Great British Energy Bill

“It is the honour of my life to be in this Chamber as the Member for Bolsover, a seat made famous by the legend that is Dennis Skinner. From Calow to Pilsley, they tell me stories of him singing to them on the phone, and they remind me of hi…”

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