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HANSARDPoverty: 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 CostsThat is a very kind invitation and I will do my very best to attend—thank you for that. Like I said, 40% of food goes to waste; that is 2.5 billion tonnes that we throw away each…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 CostsWe had that problem with our food bank, which I helped out at. We were giving people vouchers to put the gas and electric on their meters. Then we had a complaint that they did…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I might say that if her mother had had a first-class Conservative MP like myself, maybe she would have been more comfortable coming for…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Reform of Children’s Social CareJoanne Strickland and Maxine Wainwright are kinship carers in Ashfield. They put their lives on hold to provide stable and loving homes for their child relatives, but they have…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCystic Fibrosis: Living CostsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. Is he aware that there is a loophole in the system? Although people with CF cannot get free…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCystic Fibrosis: Living CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Harris. I have an interest in this subject because, as hon. Members will know, I am part of the CF community, in that my wife…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCystic Fibrosis: Living CostsThe hon. Gentleman is making a passionate speech, but I want to pull him up on one point. The City Hospital in Nottingham has its own cystic fibrosis unit. The in-patients get a…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI thank the Home Secretary for giving way—she is generous with her time. Here in Labour controlled lawless London, crime is up, knife crime is up, burglary is up, and violent…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Rumbles café in Sutton-in-Ashfield does marvellous work with people with Down’s syndrome, helping to train them and get them back into the workplace. People with Down’s…23 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickDavid Carrick is now one of the UK’s most prolific rapists, and he did that while serving as a police officer. It is utterly disgusting. Does the Home Secretary agree we should…17 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerThis latest debacle from the SNP just proves to me that it is not fit to govern in Scotland—it is absolutely pathetic. Does the Secretary of State agree that this so-called gender…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 20 December last year, a young man in Ashfield, Sean Lynk, sadly took his own life. No one saw it coming, including his parents, Julie and Graham, who are obviously devastated,…12 Jan 2023HANSARD M1: Junction 28It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher) for securing this important debate, and I also thank my…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI have received several emails from Labour party members in Ashfield asking me to back the Labour party’s fully costed NHS plan. Could the hon. Member please send me a copy?11 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionIt is important to remember that public sector workers are employed and paid for by the great British taxpayer. I sympathise with some of their demands, but does my right hon.…10 Jan 2023HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelThe Home Secretary will be aware that there are plenty of safe countries in Europe that have fully functioning asylum systems. Does she agree that anybody fleeing persecution…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI live in a place called the real world. In the real world, people know that the vast majority of those travelling here on small boats are not genuine refugees. Even last week, at…13 Dec 2022