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Claire Coutinho MP: speeches

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Speeches

  • 18 Dec 2024 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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    Turning a blind eye to the risks faced by vulnerable people in the name of inclusivity is anything but compassionate. We know that cousin marriage significantly increases the risk of birth defects and locks women into coercive relationships. My right hon. Friend the Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Holden) has tabled sensible legislation to ban this practice. Why will the Government not support it?

  • 18 Dec 2024 · Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities · Hansard source
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    The Minister for Women and Equalities has said that background should be no barrier to success, but what message does it send to our young people when they are told that there are some job opportunities they cannot apply for solely based on the colour of their skin? Equality in this country must mean equality of opportunity, not putting some people in society on a pedestal above others, so will the Minister write to all public bodies to make it crystal clear that the state should not be sanctioning race-based hiring policies?

  • 13 Nov 2024 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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    I am honoured to take on the role of shadow Minister for Equalities and I pay tribute to my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for North West Essex (Mrs Badenoch), who will be at this Dispatch Box shortly. The equalities brief underpins values that I cherish: fairness, freedom, meritocracy and equality under the law. I believe people should be judged by the content of their character, not the colour of their skin or any other identity characteristic. Does the Secretary of State agree that equality is not about group identities or placing one section of society on a platform above another, but about individual freedom and responsibility?

  • 8 Oct 2024 · VAT: Independent Schools · Hansard source
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    Will the hon. Member give way?

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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 1Communities and local government1Culture, media and sport: 4Culture, media and sport4Defence and foreign affairs: 1Defence and foreign affairs1Democracy and constitution: 12Democracy and constitution12Economy and business: 20Economy and business20Education and skills: 2Education and skills2Environment and energy: 29Environment and energy29Housing and planning: 1Housing and planning1Justice and policing: 1Justice and policing1Unclassified: 4Unclassified4
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Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government1
Culture, media and sport4
Defence and foreign affairs1
Democracy and constitution12
Economy and business20
Education and skills2
Environment and energy29
Housing and planning1
Justice and policing1
Unclassified4

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