Mrs Helen Grant - Contributions

Mrs Helen Grant

Conservative
Commons, Maidstone and The Weald (2010 - present)

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A Better Defence Estate Strategy

Westminster Hall on 21 February 201721/02/2017

I thank all hon. Members present for supporting the debate, and for their valuable contributions. Many of the negative points that have been raised are shared, but I am pleased that we have also heard about some unique vulnerabilities, whether historical...

A Better Defence Estate Strategy

Westminster Hall on 21 February 201721/02/2017

As always, my right hon. Friend makes a very good point. I agree with everything he has said. There are some wonderful, beautiful, old, historic, listed buildings. I have one—the old officers’ mess—as part of Invicta Park barracks. I agree that there has...

A Better Defence Estate Strategy

Westminster Hall on 21 February 201721/02/2017

The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point and if he makes a speech today, we will hopefully hear more about that. There are a number of important contributions to be made by Members on both sides of the House and it is important that they are all heard....

A Better Defence Estate Strategy

Westminster Hall on 21 February 201721/02/2017

My hon. Friend and neighbouring MP—we also share the same first name, which makes for a bit of confusion—makes a very good point. As I will go on to say, the Gurkhas and the Nepalese community are cherished and respected. There is wide opposition to the c...

A Better Defence Estate Strategy

Westminster Hall on 21 February 201721/02/2017

I beg to move, That this House has considered A Better Defence Estate strategy. In November last year, it was announced that 91 military bases across the country would close. That represents a 30% reduction in the Ministry of Defence estate. The ann...

Flood Re Insurance Scheme

Westminster Hall on 6 December 201606/12/2016

I want to come in on the positive aspects of Flood Re. Having grown up in Carlisle, I would also like to say that it was horrific and heartbreaking to see so much of the city knee deep or worse in water. I hope that most people have fully recovered. Mo...

Homophobia in Sport

Westminster Hall on 30 November 201630/11/2016

I thank my hon. Friend for securing such an important debate. Does he agree that this type of behaviour is abhorrent and inexcusable? Whether in the locker room or the playground, it should not be explained away as “banter” or simply “having a joke”, or t...

Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme

Westminster Hall on 30 November 201630/11/2016

As the shadow Minister knows, there has been a terrible increase in hate crime since the referendum, 85% of which is race-related. Does she agree that that disgraceful behaviour not only threatens our identity and values but causes many overseas workers t...

Flooding: River Medway

Commons Chamber on 22 November 201622/11/2016

The Minister is talking about funding. I wonder whether she thinks, as I do, that the Chancellor’s autumn statement tomorrow may be the perfect opportunity for the Government to turn their very wise and warm words about innovative flood measures into real...

Flooding: River Medway

Commons Chamber on 22 November 201622/11/2016

I congratulate my hon. Friend and neighbour on bringing this important debate before the House. As he knows, my constituency was devastated by floodwater in the Christmas floods of 2013, and even now some of those areas are not fully recovered. Does my ho...

Housing in Kent

Westminster Hall on 2 November 201602/11/2016

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an essential debate. A nonsensical 18,560 new homes are planned for the Maidstone area, notwithstanding the already serious and chronic traffic congestion around the town. Does he agree that local authorities...

Housing in Kent

Westminster Hall on 2 November 201602/11/2016

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Broadcasting

Commons Chamber on 18 October 201618/10/2016

The hon. Lady makes a very good point. I would be extremely interested to look into that sort of idea. On the basis that transparency drives diversity, I also hope that Sharon White will require full publication of the BBC’s diversity data, with Ofcom...

Broadcasting

Commons Chamber on 18 October 201618/10/2016

Much of today’s debate will doubtless focus on issues such as governance, compliance, regulation, independence, distinctiveness and financial stability, but I wish to use my time to raise again an issue that is far too often pushed to the margins: diversi...

Broadcasting

Commons Chamber on 18 October 201618/10/2016

The hon. Gentleman is making an important point, but does he agree that off-screen and back-office representation is just as important?

Broadcasting

Commons Chamber on 18 October 201618/10/2016

Does the hon. Gentleman also agree that in light of Ofcom’s new diversity obligations, the make-up of the UK population should be better reflected in terms of personnel and senior management?

Chibok Schoolgirls

Westminster Hall on 8 September 201608/09/2016

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. As the chair of the Select Committee on International Development, the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg), set out so eloquently, on an International Development Commi...

HGV Fly-parking: Kent

Westminster Hall on 7 September 201607/09/2016

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. As a neighbouring MP—my hon. Friend and I share the town of Maidstone—I have received several complaints from my constituents about lorries parked on the hard shoulder, particularly on the M...

Educational Performance: Boys

Westminster Hall on 6 September 201606/09/2016

We also know that a disproportionately high number of black boys are excluded from school. Does my hon. Friend agree that there needs to be a much greater understanding of the barriers and hurdles that these boys have to face, both inside and outside scho...

Online Abuse

Commons Chamber on 7 July 201607/07/2016

The hon. Lady is making a powerful point. Does she agree that all victims, including politicians, should be given all the help and support that they need and deserve to move on with their life and careers, and to bring the perpetrators to justice?

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