Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Legal Rights to Access Abortion
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Legal Rights to Access Abortion
"The hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. He is right to say that no one should be silenced, which is what I wanted to achieve with this debate. Everybody has a choice, but it is ultimately the woman’s body and it is ultimately her choice. We must not …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Legal Rights to Access Abortion
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Legal Rights to Access Abortion
"The hon. Lady will understand that, in this debate, it has been important to choose one’s words carefully. We do think about all women, including the women in Northern Ireland. The Women and Equalities Committee heard evidence from them in the last Parliament. We must choose our words more carefully, …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Legal Rights to Access Abortion
"Thank you, Sir Charles. I thank the petitioner and the people who signed the petition for their interest in the need to address the Bill of Rights and abortion. In the context of the Bill of Rights, I thank the Minister for his comments. I thank all Members who participated …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st November 2022
Asked by:
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to train prison staff on the additional needs of people in prison on remand with disabilities, including for neurodiverse people.
Answered by Damian Hinds
On 30 June 2022, the Government published our Action Plan in response to the Evidence Review on Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System, setting set out a number of steps we are taking to increase support for neurodivergent people encountering the criminal justice system (CJS), including those on remand.
The action plan includes a number of steps specifically focused on training staff:
we are on track to have a dedicated Neurodiversity Support Manager in every prison across England and Wales by March 2024. A key part of their role is to deliver awareness sessions to upskill staff, and to improve prisoners’ access to education, skills and work;
by the end of 2022, we will have developed and launched a National Neurodiversity Training Toolkit available for all prison and probation staff; and
HM Prison and Probation Service has commissioned the organisation Skills for Justice to develop an ‘Adult Health, Care and Wellbeing Core Capabilities Framework’ for frontline staff, to set out what skills, knowledge and behaviour are required to support offenders with health requirements, including neurodivergent need.
Written Question
Monday 21st November 2022
Asked by:
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to train prison staff on the additional needs of prisoners with disabilities, including for neurodiverse prisoners.
Answered by Damian Hinds
On 30 June 2022, the Government published our Action Plan in response to the Evidence Review on Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System, setting set out a number of steps we are taking to increase support for neurodivergent people encountering the criminal justice system (CJS), including those on remand.
The action plan includes a number of steps specifically focused on training staff:
we are on track to have a dedicated Neurodiversity Support Manager in every prison across England and Wales by March 2024. A key part of their role is to deliver awareness sessions to upskill staff, and to improve prisoners’ access to education, skills and work;
by the end of 2022, we will have developed and launched a National Neurodiversity Training Toolkit available for all prison and probation staff; and
HM Prison and Probation Service has commissioned the organisation Skills for Justice to develop an ‘Adult Health, Care and Wellbeing Core Capabilities Framework’ for frontline staff, to set out what skills, knowledge and behaviour are required to support offenders with health requirements, including neurodivergent need.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Nov 2022
Parental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious Offences
"I had a similar, horrific case in my constituency that related to the parental rights of someone who was convicted of sexual offences against my constituent’s children. This is a cross-party issue, and I pay tribute to the right hon. and learned Member for South East Cambridgeshire (Lucy Frazer), who …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petition 604383, relating to assisted dying.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger.
Assisted dying is an emotive issue that I have thought about long and hard. I was grateful to the Petitions Committee and also to …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying
"I thank my right hon. Friend for his contribution, because that is often the case. Clearly, Gareth wanted people to know that he does not think what his dad did was actually suicide, but bringing an end to his suffering.
Susan’s husband, Duncan, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, which …..."Tonia Antoniazzi - View Speech
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