Speeches by Duffield.

“As my hon. Friend will know, it has been a really difficult year for the Church, and for Canterbury cathedral in particular, with the death of our beloved Dean Emeritus Robert Willis, the horrible circumstances surrounding the resignation of Archbishop Justin, and the current controversy about an art exhibition that se…”

“7. What steps the Church of England is taking to help support the appointment process for the next Archbishop of Canterbury.”

“South East Water’s Broad Oak reservoir in Canterbury, which will also serve your constituency, Mr Deputy Speaker, is not due to open until 2033. Will my beleaguered residents and businesses in Canterbury and parts of Whitstable have to put up with the droughts and the leaks—in a heatwave, which has been unbearable—for …”

“You mentioned the Gisèle Pelicot case. One of the most shocking aspects of that was the normal men who appeared to be just turning up and putting aside their public persona—their jobs and the fact that they were neighbours—and doing this unspeakable thing. You were talking about the 850 men a month. I wonder if there i…”

“It is a bit chicken and egg, perhaps. Are they seeking that stuff, or is it there and therefore really easy to access? As a society, what do we do? Do we educate those people that are at the end of those photos and videos who are victims or potentially abused people? Perhaps if they are ordinary people doing ordinary j…”

“Mary-Ann, first, I have been asked to declare an interest. As chair of the Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party, you would often be invited into briefings when there were big fiscal events or the Budget was coming up. Given that women are always disproportionately disadvantaged by austerity measures—things like the welfa…”

“To go back to the Supreme Court judgment, given that women are almost 52% of the population, how would the EHRC keep and gain the trust of women’s rights groups like For Women Scotland, who brought that Supreme Court judgment and won. Of course that was about clarifying the law. Would the EHRC work to include those wom…”

“What if they made it very obvious that these things were filtered? Everyone knows they use them, but might it help if there was, say, a red light or a green light in the corner of a photo to show this has been done with a filter?”

“Have social media companies ever consulted any of you?”

“Dr Daniels, we have been talking about the mental health of people who have surgery, but what about the mental health of people who are just shown these perfect, idealised images all the time? It is interesting what Dr Rowland Payne was saying about it improving their happiness, but is there some sort of cycle of loath…”

“That is a really good answer; thank you. Dr Holliday, do you want to add anything to that?”

“Do you think they would if you wrote to them and said, “We know what we are talking about. Are you listening?”? Do you think you would get any engagement from them?”

“Thank you for your previous answer; I thought you were pretty courageous and I did not know if you would want to answer personally, so thank you for doing that. A recent report by the Policy Exchange, which I was involved with, found that many organisations are full of misinformation following the judgment. Public and …”

“This Committee is currently doing a report on social cohesion. In many ways, society seems to be more polarised than ever in terms of religious belief, race, politics, and trans-identified people versus feminists. What more can the EHRC do strategically to foster better relations between community groups and those ofte…”

“Yes, thank you.”

“There have been numerous cases reported of intimidation and bullying of the EHRC, particularly relating to the guidance on women’s single-sex spaces you mentioned. It was reported that in 2022, a group calling themselves—forgive my language—Pissed Off Trannies left more than 60 bottles of urine outside your offices, po…”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“Westminster is once again buzzing with the latest U-turns, speculation and briefings over the Chancellor’s policies on the winter fuel allowance and the two-child benefit cap. There is less of a buzz for the visitors to Canterbury food bank, however, which last month distributed enough food to make 13,545 meals, in a 4…”

“Yes, thank you very much.”

“Finally, Sasha, thank you for being so brave again. Do you feel that you had enough informed consent from the beginning of your two or three procedures? Would it have changed your mind if you had had more information, do you think?”