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HANSARDFossil FuelsHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. Today’s brilliant announcement backing Rolls-Royce to deliver small modular reactors creates more skilled jobs while also delivering clean, secure…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentNo one I have spoken to in Derby thinks that millionaires should be receiving the winter fuel allowance, but many will welcome the lifting of the threshold so that more people…09 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthIn the east midlands we have been raging for over a decade against the inequality that has left our region at the very bottom when it comes to spending on transport per person,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDPrisons: RehabilitationLack of work is a key driver of reoffending. Derby medical manufacturing company Pennine Healthcare has some offenders who work for the company on day release, but it is exploring…03 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewOur British fleet of submarines are the most awesome and lethal machines in the world, keeping the peace unseen and unheard below the waves for generations. As my right hon.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEs8. What steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are able to participate in defence procurement contracts.19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I met Major Eales and the Derby and Derbyshire Ex-Services Association, who do so much with fellow veterans at events all year round. Following the launch of Operation Valour,…19 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsWhen I spoke at the Make UK Defence summit in Derby, I met with lots of small and medium-sized businesses in the sector. The issues that they raised with me were echoed during my…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIs the right hon. and learned Member as concerned as I am that the panel does not even need to consider looking at evidence from family, friends, or those caring for or treating…16 May 2025HANSARDRail Sector: SkillsDerby is the centre of the largest rail cluster in Europe—an east midlands cluster employing 45,000 people. There is an incredible range of roles in the sector, from engineering…15 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesMy hon. Friend will know that we have some incredible youth services in Derby. He has mentioned some, but there is also the local YMCA, the Derby Youth Alliance and DE23 Active.…15 May 2025HANSARDRail Sector: Skills3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that workers have necessary skills for the rail sector.15 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on securing this important debate. Our…13 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffViolence in prisons escalated for years under the previous Government, who left our prisons at breaking point. What is the Minister doing to bring down levels of violence in our…12 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, this Labour Government announced the freezing of prescription charges, putting pounds back in the pockets of people in Derby. I have visited pharmacies, including the…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker), and my hon. Friend the…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationI completely agree. Firms hand out more than 43,000 parking tickets to motorists every day—one every two seconds. In line with what my hon. Friend said, I acknowledge the…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationSome car parking firms still believe that their code of conduct is enough—the code of conduct that they decide and that they police. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need a…06 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillPre-sentence reports, as the Minister has set out, are important in considering punishments that can address offending behaviour and help reduce the likelihood of reoffending.…30 Apr 2025HANSARDCriminal Injuries CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) on securing this debate, and on…29 Apr 2025