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HANSARDPlanning ReformUnder the previous Conservative Government, there was significant building in Mickleover in Derby, yet the GP surgery that was promised alongside that development never…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI put on record my thanks to Mr Speaker for hosting a fantastic celebration of deaf talent and achievement in Speaker’s House last month, with deaf role models including Tasha…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThe Railways Bill represents a promise made and a promise delivered to set up Great British Railways, with its headquarters in Derby. Will the Secretary of State tell us more…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI welcome the Home Secretary’s focus on victims and survivors, and her commitment that they will remain at the forefront of the inquiry’s approach. Will she also ensure that the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformVictims are waiting for years for their cases to go to trial. Christmas after Christmas, they are unable to heal or move on. The backlog of cases is now a record 78,000, and it…02 Dec 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineTrains, planes and submarines—the Prime Minister put the pride of Derby manufacturing front and centre at this G20. Millions saw him halfway around the world in Johannesburg on a…25 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaThere will be good, well-paying jobs at Rolls-Royce in Derby to get these reactors built. That will not just benefit those doing those jobs, but power up the local economy,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDLittering4. What steps she has taken to help tackle littering.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI was pleased to attend the opening of new mental health facilities at Kingsway hospital in Derby. It marks a huge step forward in the care available for local people, and gives…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLitteringIn Derby, we are lucky to have fantastic community groups who take real pride in keeping our city clean, such as Friends of Littleover Parks, the New Zealand Community…13 Nov 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceThe Probation Service plays a vital role in our justice system, and is integral to ensuring that community sentences are effective and that our communities are kept safe. The…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorThe Government inherited a prison system so weakened by austerity, but it was also overcrowded by a justice system that failed to look at rehabilitation as well as punishment.…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesSupport for our veterans is essential. I am proud that the Royal British Legion is growing in Derby. Will the Minister join me in wishing good luck to those who have set up a new…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI pay tribute to the families of victims, and to the campaigners who have fought for decades, following the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, for this legislation. They have fought…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. There are still so many families fighting for justice, and the persistence of families who have been fighting for justice has brought us to…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillDomestic abuse remains the deepest scar on our society, and it demands our collective action to eradicate it. Please can the Minister outline the measures in the Bill that will…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his response on work in prison. I completely agree that it makes a huge difference in enabling prisoners to stop their reoffending behaviour.…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is brilliant that new playgrounds are being built in Derby, including in Stockbrook Park and in Knightsbridge in Mackworth. Stockbrook Park is also home to an incredible local…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryVictims must be at the heart of the grooming gangs inquiry. Does the Minister agree that getting the right chair is absolutely key to ensuring that that happens? Does she also…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillEighty per cent of offenders are reoffenders because of the 14 years of mess that this Government are having to clear up. The real travesty of justice is that there are no prison…21 Oct 2025