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HANSARD Sepsis AwarenessI beg to move, That this House has considered sepsis awareness. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. Sepsis is one of the least well known medical…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Sepsis AwarenessThe hon. Member is absolutely right, if I am honest, and that is what this debate is about. It is about sharing stories. As I said earlier, we could probably ask 100 people on the…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Sepsis AwarenessI thank every hon. Member here for making some wonderful contributions and sharing some stories. I think the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (Mike Wood)…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe Secretary of State will be aware that 25% of the UK is situated on top of coalmines, which can provide geothermal energy to heat houses and businesses in places like Ashfield.…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationWe keep hearing this slogan, “smash the gangs”. Does the hon. Member not realise that when a gang is smashed, there are another 20 gangs ready to take that gang’s place and carry…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O'Brien) for securing this important debate. It is a…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationThank you, Sir Mark. Once the illegal migrants—let us get the wording right: they are illegal migrants—get into this country, there is no way they are ever going to be deported.…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationThe Minister is making some good points, but does she agree that while the Prime Minister is smashing the gangs, it will be more difficult for boats to get into the sea, so more…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationI thank the shadow Minister for allowing me to intervene. Does he agree that if the previous Conservative Government had had the political backbone and courage to get that first…10 Sept 2024HANSARDStudent Mental HealthEvery year in the UK, hundreds of teenagers take their own lives—children as young as 12, like Riley Townsend in the constituency of Ashfield, who took his own life just a few…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPreventable Baby LossI beg to move, That this House has considered preventable baby deaths. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Dowd. This debate is not the type of debate I…04 Sept 2024HANSARDPreventable Baby LossFirst, I want to thank everybody for coming to this debate. It has certainly been an education for me—the number of Members who have all been touched by baby loss and turned up…04 Sept 2024HANSARDPreventable Baby LossThe hon. Gentleman is making a very passionate speech, and I think everybody in Westminster Hall can tell how impassioned he is. He tells a very touching story. Does he agree that…04 Sept 2024HANSARDContracts for DifferenceThis Secretary of State is living in a completely different world from my constituents, because they are not asking for this on the doorstep at all. By the way, he is quite happy…03 Sept 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaCould the Secretary of State please explain to me and the House what the Government’s definition of Islamophobia actually is?02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderThe amount of stabbings and deaths by stabbings in this country is reaching shocking levels. Over the past few weeks, the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister have fast-tracked…02 Sept 2024HANSARDSouthport IncidentOn behalf of myself and Reform UK, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the children involved. I commend the Home Secretary: she has carried herself…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesI welcome the news of a council house revolution, and we all know that the Deputy Prime Minister is a little bit of an expert when it comes to council housing, but can she confirm…30 Jul 2024HANSARDEnglish Channel: Illegal Small Boat Crossings1. What steps she is taking to tackle illegal crossings of the channel in small boats.29 Jul 2024HANSARDEnglish Channel: Illegal Small Boat CrossingsSix boats came over the channel on Saturday, and there have been reports of another four today. That is more than 500 illegal migrants being escorted into our waters by the French…29 Jul 2024