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HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank my right hon. Friend again. That is certainly an issue in our green and pleasant land. That is why I find it encouraging that there has been a move to utilising brownfield…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank my hon. Friend for raising one of the key points. Solar is important as part of our mix, as are the other forms of energy that she mentioned. I certainly welcome the huge…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI beg to move, That this House has considered large solar farms. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I thank colleagues from across the House who are…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank the hon. Member for her input. I agree that it is extremely important that we move on and invest in renewables, but having community input and ensuring that we choose the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will always defend the right to protest. Members could say that it is part of the glue that binds us together, which I will come on to a little later. Recently, Unite the union…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationMy hon. Friend rightly mentions housing supply and making sure we have a balance on that, as well as having affordable housing for people. Does he agree that the proposals in the…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationI fully take the hon. Lady’s point about rogue landlords, whom we absolutely must tackle. Does she agree that the way to do so is through making sure that higher minimum standards…23 Feb 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI was relatively inspired by my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), Madam Deputy Speaker, and would like to share my brief experience with rats. As has been…04 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy hon. Friend mentions education and ensuring that those with Down syndrome have access that is adequate for their needs, whether in a special school or a mainstream school. Does…04 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI endorse my hon. Friend’s comments about disabilities, and particularly that we all have different needs and should be looking to embrace that. I found out when I was 18 that I…04 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimals (Penalty Notices) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) for his excellent Bill and for moving Third Reading today. I have been looking forward to speaking on it, although…04 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank the Chancellor for his statement. My constituents in Bassetlaw will be breathing a sigh of relief at his announcements today, which blow the Opposition’s VAT cut out of…03 Feb 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCAs a proud Nottinghamian, I did not think I would see the day when I would stand in this Chamber defending Derby County football club. Much has been made of the governance, which…18 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI praise the Secretary of State for helping to tackle the rising cost of living for many families at a difficult time. Does she agree that since they are having to tighten their…17 Jan 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for being so generous with his time. To go back to a point that has been made in previous interventions, does he recognise that although getting younger…02 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The levelling-up agenda has already changed so many areas of our country for the better. In my constituency, our town centre in Worksop is in desperate need of regeneration…01 Dec 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) on her excellent report. In my constituency I have Worksop Town—the Tigers—who are the fourth…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseTomorrow will see the star-studded extravaganza that is Worksop’s Got Talent, and we even have a member of S Club 7 coming to be one of the judges. Worksop’s Got Talent has raised…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsMy right hon. Friend may recall that the Leader of the Opposition once infamously said that all immigration controls are racist. Does she agree that all immigration controls are…22 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent and State School PartnershipsI thank the Minister for his answer. He mentioned Worksop College, an independent school in my constituency, which offers chemistry roadshows for local state primary schools,…01 Nov 2021