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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am regularly contacted by park home residents in my constituency, of which there are more than 500, about the unique challenges they face. Residents of Radcliffe Park and…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthAs the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the east midlands, I put on the record my thanks to the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for their recent…04 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The shadow Minister says that one individual suggested that several people would be sufficient, yet he claims that the figure of 50 is not plucked out of thin air. I ask him…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I used to advise businesses on their target operating models, so I understand how to build teams and structures. On what basis does the hon. Member think that the figure of 50 is…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I make the point again: it is the hon. Member’s amendment that would insert a figure. He is lecturing the Government and saying that benchmarking should have been done, but his…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)This amendment is yet another example of plucking a random figure—although it is an actual figure, as has been referenced—and putting it in legislation, which is not best…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)When looking at the operating model and how pay should be done, one would benchmark against equivalent organisations. What benchmarking has the hon. Gentleman done against the pay…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)What the hon. Member says is absolutely correct, but the reality is that we do not start with the outcome; we start with the process and the functions. What does the regulator…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman has just said that he does not think that that is the responsibility of MPs. All of this is really about scaremongering and about creating the idea that there…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman has made the point clearly: he has named a number of organisations that are significantly bigger than the random figure in the amendment. I am not disputing…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)What figure is the shadow Minister using for how much a single full-time employee would cost that leads to the total of 50 in this proposal? What figure is he using to say that…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareWhen I led a district council, one thing we tried to do was take initiatives to make us more dementia-friendly. There is some excellent training run by the Alzheimer’s Society.…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewWe heard this morning that probation services in Nottinghamshire have been rated inadequate following visits by inspectors. They have been judged as understaffed, with urgent…22 May 2025HANSARD UK-EU Summit: Policy PrioritiesI thank my right hon. Friend for this excellent report that is rooted in pragmatism and practical steps, which I know my constituents welcome. He has highlighted a gap—as he sees…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsAs the Minister says, we inherited a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching industry. Data from the National Association of Head Teachers shows that one in three…22 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Many of my constituents have told me that they feel that their works have already been scraped, and that AI development has already trampled over their rights. What reassurances…22 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenThis morning, I met the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, which does great work around good governance, electoral integrity, democratic rights and citizen…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenI wholeheartedly agree. Prior to coming to this place, I led a council, and one of the motions we passed twinned us with part of Ukraine, because we recognised that the long-term…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) for securing…21 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseOne of the first pieces of correspondence that I received as a new MP on 10 July last year was from my constituent Robert Dickie, who passionately told me about his brother, who…14 May 2025