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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is really frustrating that Mansfield is heading into new restrictions when our rate of transmission is 10% of that of Nottingham city—despite being further away from it than…12 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson), and as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for sport, I will focus my remarks on…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthWill the Minister give way?07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthThe hon. Gentleman mentioned Nottingham, and as a fellow Nottinghamshire MP I am interested in his views. A few minutes ago, my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Jacob Young)…07 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportSome of those worst affected by local lockdown measures will be our young people, who are left isolated or, worse still, trapped in unhealthy home environments, and there will be…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesMuch has been made of the short-term impact on students and on universities, but there is a long-term impact too, and we have known for a while that for increasing numbers of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsOur local football clubs are hugely important to our communities and Mansfield Town is a fine example of a club that both works with and invests in our town. Many sports clubs…23 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and for pointing out that the EU was kind enough to return some of the money that we sent to it, having taken tax off the top, so…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not give way, because I have literally one sentence left.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. I feel as if I am chairing this debate. I will move on.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillOh, go on.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI think it is right that the Prime Minister is willing to have a conversation and be pragmatic in how we approach delivering Brexit. If that means having constructive…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillOn 23 June 2016, the British people voted to take back control from the European Union. Parliament prevaricated, and for the next four years we had dither and delay—to coin a…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI cannot pretend that I know a great deal about that.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will let my right hon. Friend intervene.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. As has been discussed at length in this debate, being able to direct funding from the United Kingdom, with our own priorities at…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI did miss the hon. Lady’s speech, but colleagues around me are looking slightly nonplussed as to what those powers were. They do not seem to remember, despite the powers having…16 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersThe pandemic has raised a huge number of challenging and unprecedented problems that the Government have had to grapple with. They have had to create countless schemes and…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have written to my hon. Friend the Minister with responsibility for further education about West Nottinghamshire College and how Education and Skills Funding Agency restrictions…07 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsWe went to my hon. Friend the Minister and the Home Secretary to be candid about the level of anger and frustration felt by many of my constituents in Mansfield and people across…02 Sept 2020