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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn Bulwell in my constituency, we are developing a “pots, pits and people” project with the National Lottery Heritage Fund to celebrate our local heritage, and a successful bid…03 Oct 2019HANSARDMedia IntrusionIn March last year, the current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care stood at that Dispatch Box and axed the second part of the Leveson inquiry because he said that the…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt has been a privilege even to sit and listen to the debate, never mind to contribute to it, particularly given the contributions from my hon. Friends the Members for Canterbury…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWe heard in both Committees about the dangers that single payments were creating. We know that split payments on request will not work. No one is going to march their abuser down…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe Attorney General says that this Parliament does not want to do any work and does not wish to legislate. He is wrong. We are desperate to legislate on many very important…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAll summer, the hunger in communities such as mine across the country was tangible. Voluntary sector organisations are stepping in to feed our children. Why are the Government not…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentLast September, the Government announced a report on the merits of safe standing at football games. Two months ago, Ministers confirmed to me that they have the report, but that…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireI have learned a veteran lesson about how to get Spalding into a debate about Nottinghamshire, but I absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman’s point. The hon. Member for…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate; I congratulate the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) on securing it and on his powerful and detailed case. It is also, of course, a…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport Links: NottinghamshireThat cannot be stated enough. That triumvirate of sites is the future for my community. In the future, my constituents—my neighbours—will look to Toton as much as to Nottingham…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Vanessa George: Early Release from PrisonMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case, albeit one that is difficult to hear. One of the challenges is that we do not know the true extent of this individual’s offending, and…23 Jul 2019HANSARDMalnutritionThe new UN food security report says that global hunger has risen for the third year running, but when the UK should be setting an example by reporting on our own SDG process, the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDraft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (General Capital Increase) Order 2019
Draft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Selective Capital Increase) Order 2019
Draft International Finance Corporation (General Capital Increase) Order 2019I am grateful for the chance to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, and grateful to the Minister for outlining the statutory instruments before us. The Opposition do not…15 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention. That is a really inconvenient truth. We might think, “We’re only 1% of the world’s emissions. We’ll sort ourselves out,” but we…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentIt is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Opposition. We have heard excellent contributions from across the House. It has been heartening to hear the common theme…10 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I look forward to meeting the Prisons Minister next week to discuss HMP Nottingham. One of the major challenges at the jail is drugs. What is the latest update on the roll-out…09 Jul 2019HANSARDYouth ServicesUp and down the country, there is less and less for our young people to do. The Government’s own civil society strategy says that youth work and youth services can be…04 Jul 2019HANSARDYouth Services1. When the Government plan to review their guidance on the statutory duty for local authorities to provide youth services.04 Jul 2019HANSARDForced Displacement in AfricaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Evans. Let me start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg) not only for…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLoan Charge20. Economic crime defrauds the Exchequer of countless billions in revenue. Two and a half years ago, the Ministry of Justice launched a call for evidence on corporate liability…02 Jul 2019