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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Now then, for far too long foreign dangerous criminals have used the Human Rights Act to avoid deportation. Unlike the Labour party, the vast majority of Ashfield residents…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanThis investment of £12.8 billion is a massive package. Is it true to say that, as the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, he is now responsible for one of the biggest…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanNow then—another Opposition day debate and another chance for the Labour party to demonstrate to my constituents in Ashfield and Eastwood how out of touch it is. Most residents in…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, but I will not get into an argument over regional packages during this debate. That is another conversation. Let us remember that…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanYes, the debate with the hon. Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery) did get a little bit heated. I apologise if I called him a thief but, just for the record, I am not a scab.08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am sure my right hon. Friend will agree that this is the most important piece of legislation to be passed since I was elected in 2019. Does she also agree that the disgraceful…08 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFive-year-old Willow Jessica Phillips from Ashfield is having her hair cut off on Saturday to raise money and donate her hair to the Little Princess Trust, which is for little…02 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.02 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsBoneham & Turner in Ashfield has been around for more than 100 years and, post Brexit, it is thriving, like many other businesses in Ashfield. Its boss, Charlie Boneham, tells me…02 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am just trying to create an argument and my closing comments will back up what I am saying now. The right hon. Gentleman has not even apologised…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe hon. Lady talks about honesty and integrity. Could she please confirm how many Labour MPs have ended up in the nick over the past 10 years?30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI might make a slight correction here: perhaps I should have referred to the drug deaths, which are the worst in the western world. What we need to chat about is the Westminster…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his sensible intervention. I only have to look at my constituency, Ashfield, one of the poorest in the country, and at neighbouring…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am going to apologise to the SNP, and we can clear this up straightaway. I apologise about the Gibraltar comments. I have spoken to some of my…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruisliprose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipOn this happy St Andrew’s Day I have had haggis, Irn-Bru and an SNP debate; I can recommend two out of the three any time of day. Since arriving here in Parliament in 2019 it has…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday I was joined by my hon. Friends the Members for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) and for Dudley North (Marco Longhi) in a “Ready…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsNow then, seeing thousands and thousands of illegal immigrants coming across the channel is not the points-based immigration system that I thought we were going to adopt when we…22 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Carl Berridge’s company in Ashfield produces energy-saving boilers and heating solutions for industry, and he tells me that many businesses are unaware that new technologies…16 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Offenders: Employment Support7. What steps his Department is taking to help support former offenders into employment.09 Nov 2021