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HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireI want to take the opportunity to thank the Government, because they have been really helpful. As my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling said, we are probably one of the places in…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireWould the Minister also pass on our thanks? I was talking to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) about Gedling buses, and the funding that has been provided by the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I support the principles of the new clauses, although I will suggest a way in which they might need to be amended so as to apply not just to planning meetings, but to all council…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I want to give the Committee a change of scenery for five minutes, before I let somebody else speak. I will not…18 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanA Conservative Chancellor announcing that he intends to let people keep more of their money and choose for themselves how to spend it—how refreshing! I am excited. I am also…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenMany colleagues have said that they will always remember where they were when the news broke of Her late Majesty’s death. I certainly will: I was standing by a football pitch in…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationWill the hon. Lady give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. She will have to ask the Government—I am not in the Government—but Channel 5 is a privately owned public sector broadcaster that…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationWill the hon. Lady give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate on a topic I have not shied away from in the public discourse. In fact I found myself, not for the first time, in the middle of the…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationThe hon. Lady is very generous. I do not understand the pessimism. She and other Opposition Members have talked about all of this disappearing, but nobody has suggested it will…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationBefore my time, I’m afraid. Channel 4 has also recently won the rights to a number of England games, and it is only positive to have more football on free-to-air television. All…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend rightly points out that planning often leads to a heated debate in this Chamber and can be quite a complicated issue. He also knows that the other elements of…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillNeedless to say I support the Bill, and in the brief time available to me I shall focus on some small elements of it. We have heard a lot about planning, which speaks to the fear…08 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UKThe east midlands has consistently been at the bottom of the charts for public and private sector investment. The Prime Minister has made it clear that he sees devolution as a key…17 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UK2. What steps his Department is taking to encourage levelling up across the UK.17 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe hon. Lady is right that constituents are worried—they are in my constituency and I am sure they are in hers. They also recognise that the Government cannot flick a switch and…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI understand the point the hon. Lady is making, but she is not quite right given that the Labour Government had 13 years and there was a great amount of time for the delivery of a…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to take part in today’s debate on the Queen’s Speech. There is a lot to welcome in the conversation and in the announcements we have heard today. The right hon.…10 May 2022HANSARDEngagements6. I am grateful to the Prime Minister for the additional funds and support that Mansfield has received in recent years for education and skills, for tackling crime, and for our…27 Apr 2022