Speeches & Questions - Fleur Anderson MP

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Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

In the Budget, this Government provided a record-breaking devolution settlement of £18.2 billion, with £640 million this year and £1.5 billion next year. It is now up to the Chief...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

Action by police officers is fundamental, and we are looking at how we can change the justice system, as we are doing across the UK, as our target to halve violence against women and girls is...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I pay tribute to all the Women’s Aid organisations across Northern Ireland, which do absolutely fantastic work. It is about prevention and provision of services. Tackling online abuse and...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I am very supportive of the Executive’s strategic framework to tackle violence against women and girls. I am in constant dialogue with organisations such as White Ribbon NI to learn and...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I am delighted to see so many men raising this issue today at Northern Ireland questions. Yesterday, I met with Tahnee McCorry from White Ribbon Northern Ireland, who is working with men in...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that question. Alongside the alarming femicide statistics, there are other factors that add to the complexity of gender-based violence in Northern Ireland, and...

Violence against Women and Girls

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

White Ribbon Day this week marks the start of 16 days of activism against violence against women and girls. The scale of this violence in our country is unacceptable, and this Government is...

Northern Ireland Assembly: BME Representation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I am horrified to hear of that online abuse, and I am horrified to hear of any abuse that any politicians receive. I commend Jay for his courage in saying, “Actually, this is not putting me...

Northern Ireland Assembly: BME Representation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I recently met Lilian Seenoi Barr, the first mayor in Northern Ireland from an ethnic minority background, who is showing the way for others. I agree that people must see themselves represented,...

Northern Ireland Assembly: BME Representation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. I would like to start by paying tribute to Anna Lo, who passed away earlier this month. As the first ethnic minority politician elected to the...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. and learned Member for rightly singing the praises of Wrightbus. The transition to net zero presents huge opportunities, as he has identified, for businesses like Wrightbus in...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the right hon. Member for raising that issue. This is an excellent opportunity to raise something that I have not yet looked at. I will go away and study it, because it sounds like a very...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

This Government are working across the whole of the UK to promote those businesses, and the industrial strategy provides an excellent opportunity to have this discussion. The UK Government are...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for raising the important aspect of business innovation and for mentioning those businesses, which are important to Northern Ireland’s economy. We are working with...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that point and the connection to Weston-super-Mare. There is a lot of work that we can do to support innovation across the whole country, including through the...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

It is fantastic to hear of those close links, which are so important for innovation and business growth, in combination with the university sector. Northern Ireland’s universities are key...

Supporting Innovation

Northern Ireland

Fleur Anderson made a speech in the House of Commons

Happy Lancashire Day to you as well, Mr Speaker. The Secretary of State and I were deeply saddened by the recent passing of former UTV political editor Ken Reid, who was a close follower of...

Police Funding - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that ongoing issue, but I will need to conclude now. I agree with the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) that ending violence against women...

Police Funding - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The need for more funding is understood, which is why I was glad that more money was delivered to Northern Ireland in last week’s Budget. It was good news for Northern Ireland. The Budget...

Police Funding - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a great pleasure to respond to this debate and serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Down (Alex Easton) on securing this Westminster Hall...