Sharon made a short contribution to a 30 minute debate on gay-to-straight conversion therapy in Westminster Hall, secured by Sandra Osborne MP.

Sharon wrapped up an Oppostion Day Debate on Women and the Cost of Living.

The debate was on a motion which read:

That this House believes that the Government is failing to deliver a recovery for women and is making women pay three times more than men to bring down the deficit, according to research by the House of Commons Library; notes that under this Government, women’s unemployment has reached its highest levels for a generation; further notes that wages are stagnating in jobs where women are predominant; and calls on the Government to support more women into decent work by extending free nursery places for 3 and 4 year olds from 15 to 25 hours a week for parents at work, provide a legal guarantee for 8am-6pm breakfast and afterschool club childcare, and bring in Make Work Pay contracts to provide a 12 months tax rebate for firms which sign up to pay the living wage.

Sharon called a Westminster Hall debate on the Government's plans to re-privatise the East Coast Main Line.

Sharon spoke in a debate in the Commons chamber on a Labour motion calling for structural reform of the energy market, as well as a 20 month freeze in prices.

Sharon spoke in a debate in the House of Commons called by Labour on the value of having qualified teachers in schools.

Sharon spoke in a Westminster Hall debate called by Bill Esterson MP on teacher training and the supply of new teachers.

Sharon spoke in a Westminster Hall debate, called by West Ham MP Lyn Brown, on the contribution of the Bow Match Women to industrial and political history.

Sharon spoke in a a Westminster Hall debate on the planned privatisation of Royal Mail, called by Katy Clark MP.

Sharon responded on behalf of HM Opposition to a Westminster Hall debate on Speech, Language and Communication Education, called by Paul Maynard MP.

Sharon delivered a speech to the National Day Nurseries Assocation Annual Conference in Peterborough.