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HANSARDVeterans Strategy Action PlanWe have thousands of veterans in this country who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which can affect their ability to hold down a relationship or hold down a job. There…14 Jul 2022HANSARDVeterans Strategy Action Plan2. What recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Veterans Strategy Action Plan.14 Jul 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and Stations5. What recent progress he has made on reopening closed railway lines and stations.30 Jun 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and StationsLast year the leader of Ashfield District Council announced in the local paper that the Maid Marian line was a goer and claimed full credit. This year he has announced to the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackNo, I do not think that is a good way for criminals to do community payback. Of course it is not, but during the pandemic and in lockdown when people had to stop inside the house,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackOn that point—28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. Does she realise that language such as that in this place strikes fear into the hearts of women in this country and encourages…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackIt is absolutely ridiculous that the Labour party has brought this Opposition day debate, and then sent along four of its Back-Bench MPs. It is an absolute scandal. It is worth…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) BillThank you for calling me so early in the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is a great privilege. There will be no surprise that I welcome this Bill, which will help millions of…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) BillI will tell the hon. Lady what is generous: a single parent, like my friend and I were all those years ago, getting £24,000 a year for working 16 hours a week. [ Interruption. ]…22 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The world-class and well-respected Rwanda plan was designed to save lives in the channel, but the European Court of Human Rights is making a mockery of our attempts to protect…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayThis strike is a real kick in the teeth for hard-working taxpayers, who have dug deep over the past 18 months to keep this industry alive. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNow then, when we had a Labour police and crime commissioner and a Labour MP in Ashfield, the only thing they ever did of any note was to close our local police station. Since we…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)I speak with some experience on the matter because I was a tunneller; I worked underground in coalmines in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for many years. It is a dangerous, dirty…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)Does the hon. Lady really believe that our police are that daft that they would arrest somebody for carrying a lock when they are on their push bike going to a protest or wherever…16 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaJust when you think this place cannot get any dafter, you turn up and listen to the rubbish that the Opposition are coming out with today. Is the Home Secretary aware of the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI withdraw the remark.15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesNo, he stole it.15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesNo.15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and I have been on strike a few times myself. Does he think that any Opposition Member who has received a donation from the RMT should put…15 Jun 2022