Speaking in Health and Care Questions, Sir Charles Walker raises a constituent case where the level of nursing care at Barnet Hospital was unacceptable.
Speaking in the Second Reading debate of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, Sir Charles Walker raises concerns about a clause that allows the security services to collect ‘target discovery’ data on people without specific suspicion, potentially including innocent individuals engaged in lawful activities like protests or expressing dissenting opinions. He argues that surveillance should be suspicion-based, proportionate, and respect privacy.
Sir Charles Walker raises concerns at the increase in the number of cormorants roosting permanently inland and the impact on freshwater silver fish and seeks a meeting with the Minister and representatives of the Angling Trust to discuss the issue.
Sir Charles Walker condemns antisemitism and expresses solidarity with the Jewish community. He says that hate laws are not effective in stopping hate and urges that peace is only reached when the cost of hate is too great and courageous people from both sides of that division set their hatreds and enmities aside.
Sir Charles Walker calls for a mental health Bill in the next Parliament and, specifically, for the Government to respond to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill’s recommendation about how people, during a period of wellness, could set out how they wish to be treated during a period of illness.
Sir Charles Walker calls on the Government to schedule Parliamentary time to debate the draft Mental Health Bill which will ensure that, when people are ill, having a mental health crisis, their wishes in regard to their treatment are better respected.
Sir Charles Walker backs a Lords amendment to remove a clause in the Public Order Bill that would permit police to carry out stop and searches without the need for suspicion.