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HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely spot on. It is always worth remembering—a little bit of advice for the Opposition—that it is the silent…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressNow then. As we recover from the pandemic, this Queen’s Speech is just what the doctor ordered. I can tell you now that the residents of Ashfield and Eastwood are absolutely…11 May 2021HANSARD European Football ProposalFootball fans in Ashfield think that common sense in football is in short supply these days: inside grounds we have billionaire bosses plotting to sell our beautiful game to the…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseGlobal technology firms such as Google are not being held to account. A lack of regulation allows pension scammers to con millions of pounds out of people, and tech firms such as…15 Apr 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy best friend is a 12-year-old west highland white terrier called Alfie, and life without him would be almost unbearable. Yet every time my wife takes him out for a walk she is…25 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseImagine that we lived in a society where people walked around wearing a face mask to hide their identity with the sole intention of bullying people and causing upset without any…24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Backlog of Court CasesHow can I reassure the people of Ashfield and Eastwood that victims of violence against women and girls will continue to receive justice in spite of delays caused by the backlog?18 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Backlog of Court CasesWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the CPS to tackle the increased backlog of cases before the courts as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.18 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillNow then, no one should feel unsafe in our country, and this Bill will be of great comfort to law-abiding British people who want to see greater powers for our police and tougher…15 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyAnother Opposition day debate, and another chance to remind the Labour party exactly why it is in opposition. The British people do not trust them on the economy. They do not…23 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareCovid has changed the way we live and work. We have all had to adapt, and our NHS has been forced to find better ways of working. Can my right hon. Friend reassure me that our NHS…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyI thank my right hon. Friend for all his hard work on this, and I welcome what he has announced today. May I ask him what the Scottish and Welsh Governments are doing to improve…10 Feb 2021HANSARDEngagementsA new freeport for the east midlands will create over 60,000 new jobs and provide a massive boost for employers such as Caunton Engineering and Abacus in Ashfield. After decades…10 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021As I sat in his kitchen, I noticed a picture of a young man in a British Army uniform. I asked him who it was and he said, “That’s me, aged 18, during world war two.” I asked him…28 Jan 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021[Inaudible.]28 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Border: Covid ProtectionsWill my right hon. Friend please confirm that people should not be travelling in and out of the country unless absolutely necessary? Will she assure me that airports are fully…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansFor the Labour party to decide on our employment rights, it first needs to win a general election. The good news is that the British working classes will not allow that; they do…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outI volunteered in one of the brilliant vaccination hubs in Ashfield and there is one thing that we are not short of: people turning up every single day to get the vaccine. We need…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI thank my hon. Friend for updating the House; he is more than capable of doing this. A previous shadow Home Secretary stated in the Chamber in 2018: “The state has no business…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseA new freeport next to East Midlands airport would provide a massive jobs boost to Ashfield, Eastwood and the whole of Nottinghamshire. My hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe…14 Jan 2021