"I welcome that increase in the number of prison officers. What progress has been made with the key worker scheme in prisons?..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"My hon. Friend says “very young children” and the information I have read—I do not know whether this is the case—says that FGM is, in some cases, carried out very soon after birth. Has he heard that?..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way, not least because the purpose of my rising was to commend her for the excellent work that she has done. This piece of legislation is part of a jigsaw that plays into how the Government have served to deal with violence …..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"My hon. Friend mentions that this is not a medical procedure. One of the problems is that the medicalisation of the procedure can sometimes be seen to give legitimacy to it, and that is far from being the point. It is frequently the case that the procedure is carried out …..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). It was also a pleasure to have been in the Chamber for the start of the debate to hear my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) move the motion. It is particularly …..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"Will the Minister endorse the excellent work of Youth of Walsall and its campaign “Real Knives, Real Lives”, which seeks to educate young people on the dangers of carrying a knife?..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"Does the Minister believe that charities such as YMCA and the Prince’s Trust have a vital role to play in community rehabilitation?..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech
"This might be a peculiar counter-intuitive point, but it is often the case that whiplash claims are associated with bad headlines in the press. People think that the numbers of claims are dramatically exaggerated. Perhaps it might be helpful if we send a message from the Chamber about discouraging fraudulent …..." Eddie Hughes - View Speech