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HANSARD Business of the HouseI held a meeting for my constituents in Silkstone and Silkstone Common last week, and they raised with me the lack of NHS dentistry spaces locally. Some are having to travel 20…05 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming: South YorkshireI welcome the commitment to extend the farming in protected landscapes funding, which is worth £75,000 to farms in my constituency. Last summer, I had the pleasure of visiting…05 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I am delighted by today’s Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement—a downpayment on the north of England’s future. Fulfilling Lord Blunkett’s rail plan for Yorkshire also…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement confirming the biggest investment in rail connectivity in a generation, including £7.5 million for the South Yorkshire mayoral…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Railways BillOne of the most special moments of my first year as an MP was singing ABBA on the Penistone line train with the wonderful We Can Survive Singers, while travelling through my…09 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyOver 23% of children in my Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency are living in poverty. This is unacceptable. We know that children growing up in poverty are less likely to be…08 Dec 2025HANSARDFilm and Television ProductionsUK Disability History Month begins tomorrow and I am delighted that the Creative Diversity Network now reports the doubling of the representation of disabled people on and off…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFilm and Television Productions3. What steps he is taking with his counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive to help increase the number of film and television productions made in Northern Ireland.19 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseTwo families in High Green in my constituency have now waited two years for a scheme of works to their social houses, which was originally estimated to take just 12 weeks. This is…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI do agree. Alongside the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 passed by the last Labour Government, we will have created a shield and a sword for those disabled…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI was nearly five years old when the Hillsborough disaster happened, less than half a mile away from my Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency. My mum had just had my baby…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillBeing a parent is a privilege, not a right. I rise to speak to Government new clause 14, on the restriction of parental responsibility for a child conceived as a result of rape.…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, I held a community event in Wharncliffe Side on building an NHS fit for the future. My constituents were pleased to hear about our Government’s plans to bring…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Across the Sheffield city council area, including my Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency, 26,400 people are waiting for council homes. That is a legacy of the Conservative…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I’ll tell you what kind of cut is unacceptable—10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]In my constituency—10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the only unacceptable cuts were those made to buses by the Conservative Government? In my constituency, 53%…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to new clause 2, which covers issues of accessibility. My older, younger and disabled constituents often tell me that they are left stranded, enduring painfully…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]The accessibility plans that this Bill will now put in place will dramatically improve the accessibility of bus networks up and down this country. My constituents have the…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseUnder the Conservatives, 53% of buses were cut in my constituency, including the SL1 tram link bus, leaving many of my constituents unable to go to work or school in Sheffield.…04 Sept 2025