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HANSARDWorld Down Syndrome DayI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) for securing this important debate on a subject close to my heart. It is important in such debates to talk…23 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI met the Met police a few weeks back with the Home Affairs Committee, and I was astounded to learn that officers who have been there for over 20 years are now investigating a…21 Mar 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention and the National CurriculumIt is indeed a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for introducing the debate, and the…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAshfield man Andy Jones has worked tirelessly over the past few months with his employer, Unique Positive Solutions, to open their own Spectre Coffee shop in Sutton-in-Ashfield.…09 Mar 2023HANSARDChildhood Obesity7. What steps he is taking to help reduce childhood obesity.07 Mar 2023HANSARDChildhood ObesityA top local chef in Ashfield agrees with me that cooking meals from scratch is far cheaper and more nutritious than having processed foods and ready meals. Does my hon. Friend…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillNow then. When asked by a reporter if foreign rapists and murderers should be deported to the country they came from, the lawyer of the Opposition replied that it depends. Well, I…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Sean Lynk, aged 30, in Ashfield, took his own life just before Christmas. No one saw it coming. Male suicide takes the lives of 12 young men every day in this country. It is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityThis latest grubby scandal from the Labour party has cast a dark stain on democracy. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Leader of the Opposition should come out of hiding,…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsThank you, Mr Dowd, and I do apologise. I get passionate about this subject, which is very close to my heart. Ashfield, Mansfield and Bolsover are deprived areas. Many of the red…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI will gladly give way.01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Yes, I do live in the real world. When I talk about these things in this place, I am talking on behalf of my friends, family,…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI will certainly give way.01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am going to speak about big stores such as Asda later, but the hon. Gentleman is quite right that they are doing their bit at…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsTo recap, I was talking about the amount of food wasted, not only throughout the world but more specifically in the UK. The UK has cut down its food waste in recent years, but we…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI am grateful for the opportunity to respond. I will be very brief. I am little disappointed with some of the divisive comments from the Opposition. I don’t do divisive politics.…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, and she makes a good point. I am not fortunate enough to get Scottish TV where I live; we do not quite get the signal. Yes, there is…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsWill the hon. Lady give way?01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling poverty and the cost of food. It is a pleasure to serve for the first time under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsMaybe it was a poor choice of words. What I meant was that we have not had that proper culture in this country for decades—that personal responsibility of feeding ourselves. I…01 Mar 2023