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HANSARDNEET Young People21. What steps she is taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Derby.17 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAbsolutely. I welcome the measures in the Bill, which I know will make a real difference to the lives of working people and their families in Derby and across the UK. I will focus…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI, too, refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I have been a proud member of Unite the Union for over 35 years, although many Members may…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is about individual members coming together to do what is right for themselves, for their trade unions, and for the companies and…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsShockingly, just 4% of rape and sexual offences reported to Derbyshire police in the last year resulted in a charge. When offenders are not prosecuted, victims understandably lose…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI encourage all hon. Members to visit us in Derby and in Derby city centre. They will find a city that is firmly on the up, with a bright future ahead. Our city centre…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI thank my hon. Friend for that timely intervention. It is important that the £200 limit is being scrapped. I have spoken to many shop workers across Derby who have said that,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) for securing this important and timely debate. So…06 Mar 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) for securing this incredibly important debate. When we came into government we knew we were going…25 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI wholeheartedly welcome the reforms and, importantly, the funding injection, which will help councils to rebuild after 14 years of disastrous Tory austerity. Can the Deputy Prime…05 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) for securing such an important debate as we approach…04 Feb 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) for raising this incredibly…21 Jan 2025HANSARDRail Passenger Compensation2025 is an exciting year for Derby, partly because of the progress on Great British Railways, which will be headquartered in Derby, and rightly so. Can we also make this the year…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the Government’s commitment to crack down on waste incinerators. In my constituency, I have campaigned for 16 years against the Sinfin waste treatment centre, which…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Globally, billions of pounds of investment are flowing into companies that are creating new…08 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairship, Mrs Harris. The new year offers a good opportunity to reflect on a busy 2024, which saw the country choose to…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHigh Streets: Government SupportOn Small Business Saturday recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Derby’s small businesses of various types, which are the beating heart of our city. However, as our planned…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHigh Streets: Government Support16. What steps his Department is taking to support high streets.12 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe shadow Minister speaks about a tax on aspiration, but what is his problem with having aspiration for all children in all our schools?11 Dec 2024