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HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentI have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple of hours. I think this has been a high-quality debate. Too often, when it comes to DFID, we talk about things in the deficit—whether it…01 Jul 2019HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Climate Emergency1. What recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on including provisions to tackle the environment and climate emergency in future Government…20 Jun 2019HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Climate EmergencyTomorrow, young people in Nottingham will demonstrate because we are not moving quickly enough on our climate emergency. This House declared such an emergency on 1 May, saying…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsThank you, Mr Hollobone; I am grateful for the chance to resume my remarks. Before we were interrupted, I was talking about the facets of an east midlands rail hub, and I know the…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI absolutely agree. When I was preparing for the debate I was thinking about Netherfield, as I often do because I have canvassed there an awful lot in my life. Those stations are…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Without those east-west links, people will not get the benefit of HS2 and we will not get all that growth. Individuals will lose out if…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI appreciate that intervention. We talk about north and south and going to and from London a lot, but for our constituents and the communities in our part of the world, that…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsThe Chair of the Transport Committee, my constituency neighbour, makes an excellent point. One of the most frustrating things about the arguments around HS2 is that they get drawn…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI share my hon. Friend’s view; I was going to make that point. We all want freight off the road, because we declared a climate emergency three weeks ago and that is a good way to…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI share my hon. Friend and neighbour’s view. The climate emergency is a real thing, not just for leaflets. We should see every action that we now take as a country through the…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Main. I commend the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field) on securing this debate, on his tireless work in this area,…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI beg to move, That this House has considered East to West Midlands railway connectivity. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am pleased to debate…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Greater frequency and a better service will be good for constituents at both ends of the line and in between. Hon. Members will have…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Railway Connectivity: East to West MidlandsI absolutely agree. That was precisely why I applied for this debate—to have the opportunity to encourage the Minister to back the scheme, which is coming any day now. I made my…19 Jun 2019HANSARDSyria: Civilians in IdlibI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) for asking this urgent question. I feel she spoke for the whole House when she spoke of Jo Cox at the…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Housing Allowance: NottinghamAs usual, my hon. Friend is making a passionate case for our city. The bedroom tax was cruel because even if an individual complied with what the Government were trying to coerce…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Housing Allowance: NottinghamI am grateful to the Minister for allowing an intervention before he moves on. I am going to test your patience, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I know that the Minister’s dogs were…17 Jun 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilots4. What estimate he has made of the number of people in voter ID pilot areas who could not vote in the May 2019 local elections because they were unable to meet ID requirements.05 Jun 2019HANSARDVoter ID PilotsAccording to interim figures for the pilot areas in May, 800 people were denied a vote because of ID requirements, yet last year there were only eight reported cases of…05 Jun 2019HANSARDPrison ViolenceHMP Nottingham remains a particularly violent place for staff and inmates. The previous prisons Minister made improving this prison a personal priority. Will the new Minister…04 Jun 2019