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HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsI thank the Secretary of State for her statement and the Minister for the Future of Roads for her generous engagement with me regarding the expansion of the A38 in Derby, which…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?20 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Derbyshire’s Derwent valley is the home of the industrial revolution and it is also now a UNESCO world heritage site. That community showed a Victorian sense of purpose that…18 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillGiven the scandals we have seen in healthcare over many years, from infected blood and medicines that should not have been prescribed to what happened at Mid Staffs hospital, it…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the hon. Member share my concern that the impact assessment associated with the Bill says: “The safety and efficacy of those substances used for assisted dying is currently…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentToday’s announcement that £2.5 billion will be invested in the small modular reactor programme is fantastic news for the country. It will help bring energy bills down, power homes…10 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI hugely welcome the £2 billion investment in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire that has been announced today, because the east midlands has consistently been at the bottom of the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend could be describing my constituency of Mid Derbyshire, many parts of which are poorly served by buses. Does she agree that the way forward is to give local leaders…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentEarlier this year, along with a cross-party delegation of MPs on the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I visited Faslane. That was a very important visit for me, because the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsTrust, integrity and transparency must be the watchwords of our politics, but those principles were worn extremely thin under the previous Government. What steps is the Leader of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesI know the hon. Lady is a champion for rural communities and her constituents. The Government are looking carefully at public transport, but a national strategy for public…14 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When the Conservatives ran Derbyshire county council until a matter of days ago, they signed off £625,000 of cuts to the library budget over…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]rose—14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The Minister is being very generous with his time. Central to what he is saying is transparency. Does he agree that enforceable transparency obligations would reduce legal…14 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesI thank colleagues from across the House for contributing to this important debate. We have heard stories of how libraries have transformed individuals’ lives. I was particularly…14 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesI do agree. We need more money for libraries, but we also need to find ways of collaborating and innovating, so that we can do more with less. The hon. Member makes a good point…14 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of public libraries. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. Public libraries are at the heart of our…14 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesI agree with my hon. Friend, who makes a good point. People might not think to use the library, but if something else gets them through the door it might prompt them to use it…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Does the Minister envisage that any model of enforcement around transparency will be compulsory and not a voluntary system?07 May 2025