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HANSARD Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesI am absolutely staggered that the Labour party now seems to be coming out in support of the disgraced Post Office management team—the same management team that oversaw the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker. Now then, the Horizon Post Office scandal saw hundreds of innocent people sent to prison—people like a former constituent of mine who went to…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 January.10 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that Kaftrio, Orkambi and Symkevi are effective treatments against cystic fibrosis, but are too expensive to…05 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentMy right hon. and learned Friend is spot on. People of any age with learning difficulties face barriers. When we interview people, we should not always treat people equally; we…04 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentThe hon. Lady makes a valid point. There is always more that Governments and local authorities can do, and thank goodness for the charity sector. Charities that support people…04 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentI thank the House for allowing me to have this important Adjournment debate on a subject that is close to my heart and those of my constituents and my family. When the welfare…04 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentMy hon. Friend is quite right—I forgot about this—that just a few years back, this same bunch of councillors created five extra cabinet positions when they first got elected, at a…04 Dec 2023HANSARD People with Learning Disabilities: EmploymentI thank the hon. Member—my friend—for that. He makes, as usual, an intelligent contribution, and I totally agree. I am a strong believer that everybody in this country, regardless…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresPeople in Ashfield have had enough of this. There are 7,000 people on the council house waiting list. People are struggling to get a GP or dental appointment and are struggling to…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023This will be true then.27 Nov 2023HANSARDWork and PensionsI visit businesses on a weekly basis, and one thing they tell me in Ashfield is that they struggle to recruit apprentices. One of the barriers is the requirement for English and…16 Nov 2023HANSARDYouth Unemployment11. What steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment.13 Nov 2023HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI visit businesses on a weekly basis, and one thing they tell me in Ashfield is that they struggle to recruit apprentices. One of the barriers is the requirement for English and…13 Nov 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityI welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement that foreign criminals—who, by the way, cost the taxpayer an absolute fortune—will be taken out of their comfy cell, put on a plane and…16 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsJust last week the Leader of the Opposition announced his new flagship policy—the two-child benefit cap. It is very popular on this side of the House, but it is not so popular on…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Nottingham IncidentI speak as a man who has lived in Nottinghamshire all his life. Nottingham is a beautiful city with wonderful people. I doubt that the people of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe Home Secretary will know that I am a big supporter of her hard work to sort out this crisis, but sharing rooms, using barges and drones and relying on the French is not the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeAnother pointless debate from a pointless Opposition—that’s what I am thinking today. The last time they did this, obviously, they were telling people that we were voting to dump…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI think it is laughable that the Labour party has come into the Chamber today talking about being the party of law and order—an absolute scandal. The Home Secretary will be aware…27 Mar 2023