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HANSARDPrison RehabilitationI will be talking with colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care on exactly that issue and on tackling reoffending, making sure that there is treatment in prisons so…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPrison RehabilitationThe Government are committed to tackling reoffending, and that includes investment in services exactly like those that the hon. Member visited. We are building more prison places,…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPrison RehabilitationThank you, Mr Speaker. This Government are committed to tackling the root causes of reoffending. That means investing in services that turn offenders away from a life of crime and…16 Sept 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingMy hon. Friend is talking about other areas of public policy that affect welfare. Is not the other side of the coin the 2.8 million people out of work due to long-term sickness…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met volunteers at Kiveton Park football club, who do an incredible job organising countless teams for boys, girls, men and women in our area. They also have a disabled…10 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. At the Home Affairs Committee, we have heard worrying evidence about unaccompanied children arriving in this country and being placed in wholly unsuitable accommodation,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI have been given two minutes, so I will get straight to the point and talk about Whitestone. Last July, after being elected as the MP for Rother Valley, I made a solemn promise…15 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. During Prime Minister’s questions, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that unemployment has risen by 10% since the general election. That figure…14 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Male suicide is a tragic epidemic in our country. Each week, almost 100 men take their own lives, and suicide is the biggest killer of men aged under 50. In my constituency,…14 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitUnlike many Opposition Members, my constituents have little appetite for a relitigation of the Brexit debates of 2016. Back at the time of referendum, 66% of them voted to leave…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI reject the right hon. Gentleman’s characterisation of the policy. I will come on to that specific policy in a moment, but his characterisation is unfair. I am not in the habit…13 May 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsI genuinely welcome the renewed focus on this issue in this Parliament. In the Home Affairs Committee we have heard evidence from Professor Jay about her report, which made a…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]Congratulations to Liverpool fans. As we have been hearing this evening, football is more than a game. For my constituents and me, it represents community, joy and sometimes a…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRetrospective charges by Yorkshire WaterI rise to present a petition about a £47 retrospective charge that Yorkshire Water has unfairly given residents across my constituency, due to the water company’s own mistake.…02 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesI think they agree with that now—interesting. Does the Lord Chancellor agree that this episode shows that our constitution is working? Parliament is sovereign, and if Parliament…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesThe Sentencing Council was created in April 2010; a month later, the Conservatives came to power. If, as so many on the Conservative Benches seem to think, the Sentencing Council…01 Apr 2025HANSARDLooked After Children (Distance Placements) BillAbsolutely. Care should always be the last resort, and later in my speech I will speak about the false economy of spending billions of pounds on a care system that is failing…28 Mar 2025HANSARDLooked After Children (Distance Placements) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring this Bill before the House. On entering politics, I was determined to raise the…28 Mar 2025HANSARDLooked After Children (Distance Placements) BillAbsolutely—that is one of the most welcome measures in that Bill, introduced to this Parliament in its first Session. Data can be quite a boring topic, but it is so important,…28 Mar 2025HANSARDLooked After Children (Distance Placements) BillMy hon. Friend is right. There is a particular problem in the south-west—his part of the country—and in his constituency, which he represents so ably. In fact, there are some care…28 Mar 2025