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Business of the House (15 Dec 2016)
Kevin Brennan: Instead of the traditional Adjournment debate, perhaps Tuesday’s debate could be on the substantive motion, in tribute to our fallen colleague Jo Cox, that this House believes we have more in common than that which divides us. If we did have such a debate, that would enable us to highlight wonderful gestures like that of the bookmaker William Hill, which has said this morning that it will...
Jo Cox MP - Tributes (20 Jun 2016)
Baroness Thornton: My 86 year-old Auntie Eileen was keen to assure me yesterday that she had voted for Jo Cox this week—what she meant was that she had voted remain, because Jo had advised her to do so. During the general election last year Jo Cox had talked to her and Eileen thought she was lovely. She voted for her and joined the rest of the world in her admiration for this Labour woman whom we all hope our...
Scottish Parliament: Engagements (23 Mar 2017)
The First Minister: Yes, I agree whole-heartedly with that. I am sure that many people yesterday, in the immediate aftermath of the attack in London, thought of Jo Cox and the incredible dignity with which her husband and her family reacted in the days immediately following her murder. I had the privilege of speaking to Brendan Cox last week to pledge the support of the Scottish Government...
Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee (15 Oct 2019)
Home Affairs: Hate crime and its violent consequences.
Witnesses: Kim Leadbeater, Ambassador, The Jo Cox Foundation Catherine Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, The Jo Cox Foundation Jane Ramsey, Independent Member, Committee on Standards in Public Life Lord Evans of Weardale KCB, Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Tributes to Jo Cox (20 Jun 2016)
John Bercow: Colleagues, thank you to everyone who has spoken in tribute to Jo and in support of her family. There is a tributes motion and I have to put the Question, but I hope that, when I do so, it will attract the loudest unified response in the history of this House. The Question is that this House has considered the matter of tributes to Jo Cox. As many as are of that opinion, say Aye. [Hon....
Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Business of the House (18 Jan 2018)
John Lamont: Jo Cox was a fantastic advocate for improving the lives of those who suffer from loneliness, and it is brilliant that that work will continue through the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness with the support of the Minister for Sport and Civil Society. May we have a debate on what more can be done to ensure that nobody, young or old, finds themselves alone and without social interaction?
PRAYERS - [Mr Speaker in the Chair] (18 Jul 2016)
John Bercow: Order. I am sure that the whole House will join me in expressing sympathy and solidarity with the French people following Thursday’s horrific events in Nice. A short silence was held at 11 o’clock across the parliamentary estate to remember those involved. I have written to my counterpart, Claude Bartolone, this morning expressing condolences. I should also like to inform the House that I...
Business of the House (20 Apr 2017)
John Bercow: Order. Pursuant to what the Leader of the House said about our late and esteemed colleague, Jo Cox, I advise the House that the memorial to her had been scheduled to be installed in the Chamber next month. That date fell within what will now be the election campaign, and therefore a rescheduling is essential. The matter was discussed by relevant colleagues, the Jo Cox Foundation and me...
Legacy of Jo Cox (9 Sep 2021)
Sharon Hodgson: ...—on her excellent, indeed sublime, maiden speech. I have no doubt that she will go on to do great things and I am excited to be able to watch and, I hope, help her in any way I can. No one knew Jo better, and that love and admiration shone through today. I know Jo would have been very proud, as indeed her whole family rightly are. Sadly, we all remember hearing the news on that horrific...
Prime Minister: Engagements (14 Dec 2016)
Theresa May: The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise this issue. I am sure that everybody in this House would wish to send a very clear message: download this single for the Jo Cox Foundation. It is a very important cause. We all recognise that Jo Cox was a fine Member of this House and would have carried on contributing significantly to this House and to this country, had she not been...
Northern Ireland Assembly: Speaker's Business (20 Jun 2016)
Robin Newton: Members, at the start of today's business, I want to inform the House that I wrote to the Speaker of the House of Commons last week to express our sorrow at the tragic murder of Jo Cox MP. I have asked him to pass the condolences of the Assembly to her parliamentary colleagues but particularly to her family, who have experienced a heartbreaking loss In this place, we have too much history of...
Northern Ireland Assembly: Matter of the Day: Jo Cox MP (20 Jun 2016)
Mike Nesbitt: I did not know Jo Cox. I would not pretend to have known much about her work as a Member of Parliament or previously with NGOs and on causes, but it is impossible not to be deeply impressed by what one has read and heard about that work from the many tributes and obituaries since Thursday's terrible, terrible events. That said, this is, first and foremost, a personal and family tragedy. As...
The Prime Minister Was Asked--: Engagements (28 Jun 2017)
Theresa May: The hon. Lady has raised a very important matter, and I commend her and my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Seema Kennedy) for the work that they have both done as co-chairs of the Jo Cox commission. I indeed encourage hon. Members to do exactly as she has said. She has raised an important issue. We all increasingly recognise the impact that loneliness has on health. We have been...
Scottish Parliament: Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion (13 Jun 2017)
Angela Constance: Yes. Several ministers recently met Brendan Cox to hear about the work of the Jo Cox Foundation, and I know that the Presiding Officer and other parliamentarians, including party leaders, met Mr Cox and members of the foundation. As I said, I will attend the Edinburgh pride event at the weekend. The First Minister will host an intergenerational women’s event at Glasgow Women’s Library on...
International Women’S Day (2 Mar 2017)
Jess Phillips: ...—I am thanking myself—for allowing us to have the debate. I thank everybody who spoke in today’s debate with much passion and consensus. One of the names I had to read out today was that of Jo Cox, my friend and colleague. Her voice should always be heard in this place, so I shall let her have the last word. When Jo Cox was asked what sort of feminist she was, with the idea that we...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (17 Jan 2018)
Theresa May: ...of modern life, and we know that loneliness has an impact not only on mental health, but on physical health. Later today I will be pleased to host a reception at No. 10 Downing Street for the Jo Cox Foundation to look at the issue. I think that the work that Jo Cox started, which has been continued by my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Seema Kennedy) and the hon. Member for...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (16 May 2018)
Theresa May: I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in offering our best wishes to His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their wedding this Saturday, and in wishing the very best for their future lives together. It is also Mental Health Awareness Week, and it is fitting that we mark Prince Harry’s tireless work to raise awareness of the ongoing challenges faced by service...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 Dec 2017)
Rachel Reeves: Last Friday, Jo Cox’s sister Kim, the hon. Member for South Ribble (Seema Kennedy) and I published the Jo Cox loneliness commission manifesto. Will the Prime Minister join us in urging everybody to look out over Christmas for neighbours, family and friends who are struggling with the pain of loneliness? Will the Government also play their part by publishing a strategy on loneliness and by...
Loneliness and Local Communities (15 Nov 2017)
Rachel Reeves: ...lonely at Christmas and throughout the year. The truth is that loneliness could be killing us, but no one is talking about it. However, somebody talked about it: our friend and former colleague, Jo Cox. Jo said that loneliness was an urgent but solvable issue. Jo came into Parliament in 2015 wanting to do something about so many issues, including loneliness. For Jo, it was personal. Jo’s...
Scottish Parliament: Engagements (18 May 2017)
Kezia Dugdale: Yesterday, the First Minister and I met Brendan Cox, the husband of Jo Cox. At that meeting, the First Minister—rightly—agreed that there is no place for abuse of any kind in our political debate. A few weeks ago, a prominent internet blogger said of Oliver Mundell, a member of this Parliament, that he “is the sort of public speaker that makes you wish that his dad had embraced his...