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HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy constituents have not forgotten following the rules during lockdown only to find out that the then Government, who set those rules, were having raucous, drunken parties in the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Much of Erewash is on a floodplain, so the Flood Re scheme is an enormous help to my constituents, particularly those who were catastrophically affected by Storm Babet in…13 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Since this Government massively boosted the national minimum wage for young people, my Erewash constituents earn far more than the £3.40 an hour that I was paid in my first…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWhen the shadow Minister’s party came into government in 2010, I was working in the Animal store in Queens Arcade in Cardiff, which was an anchor institution there: it brought…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIn my area, the Conservative administration brought in a parking charge after Labour campaigned extensively for free parking. I was reassured by the local council recently,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsLike people around the country, my constituents are tired of watching their high streets decline. They are tired of seeing good, local businesses close, replaced by dodgy barbers,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that very reasonable point, although I think it is probably more a question for the ministerial team than for me. I am extremely proud to work with…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis evening, I will join Long Eaton’s Men Walking and Talking group, who meet every Thursday to go for a walk in the park and discuss life and their mental health. The group…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI will speak in favour of new clauses 13 and 14 and the expansion to clause 3. I served with some colleagues in Committee, but may I begin by thanking all Members who have…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a migraine sufferer, I am afflicted about once a week by debilitating symptoms, which always include partial blindness, and sometimes include numbness in my fingers, nausea,…21 Oct 2025HANSARDIlkeston Market PlaceThis evening, I am presenting a petition in the name of Samuel Wilson, who, on 16 December 2023, was murdered in Ilkeston by a man driving a van under the influence of alcohol and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossI thank all hon. Members in this evening’s debate, particularly those who secured the debate but also the many who shared their incredibly powerful stories. We have heard from…13 Oct 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) for securing this debate. She knows my constituency well, and will be familiar with many of the issues that…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI agree completely with my hon. Friend. Indeed, for years the east midlands has languished, as my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North said in her opening remarks, on the bottom…11 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Like several colleagues across the House, I grew up in the air cadets. I left as a cadet warrant officer, having gained so much by flying aeroplanes, shooting rifles, marching…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for introducing the debate and thank my…08 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Erewash’s industrial base was built on the Erewash canal, which is now a lovely leisure spot for my constituents. But abandoned boats, like the two near Sandiacre lock that…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI spent my youth in the grassroots music scene playing in bands and putting on shows with my friends. The music was rough, the gear rarely worked, and if we got one lonely punter…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryIn February 1942, Singapore fell to the forces of the Japanese empire. Nearly 85,000 British, Indian, Australian and Malay soldiers were captured. One of those many thousands was…21 Jul 2025HANSARDNew Nuclear24. What assessment he has made of the role of new nuclear in supporting a clean energy transition.15 Jul 2025