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HANSARDMental Health Act ReformIn December 2016, with just a few months to live, my wife received the gift of a double lung transplant courtesy of a donor, a young lady called Holly. My wife coped with the…13 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe £6.2 million future high streets fund is a welcome boost for Ashfield. Along with the towns fund of up to a third of £50 million for our area, this investment shows a real…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationThe people of Ashfield and Eastwood are fed up with seeing illegal economic migrants leaving safe countries such as France to claim asylum in the UK while filling the pockets of…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe tiering system has worked incredibly well in Ashfield and Eastwood, as rates are down due to the hard work and suffering of my constituents. Can my right hon. Friend reassure…14 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the EU’s request for a mini embassy in Northern Ireland was inflammatory for communities in Northern Ireland and is not required to allow the…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodExactly a year ago today, I was banging on doors in Ashfield telling people we were going to get Brexit done, and we are getting Brexit done, but there has been some speculation…07 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture of Coal in the UKI stand here as a proud ex-coalminer from a long line of coalminers stretching back over 100 years in Ashfield, but I am not here to take a trip down memory lane. I am here to…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineIt is great news about the vaccine, and, on behalf of the residents of Ashfield and Eastwood, let me say a big thanks to the Health Secretary, the scientists and the…02 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaUnlike Opposition Members, the people of Ashfield are absolutely delighted that murderers, rapists and other dangerous criminals are being flown out of the UK and deported to…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportAs a lifelong Mansfield Town supporter, I want to get back into the One Call Stadium as soon as possible to cheer on the mighty Stags. Having 1,000 fans inside football grounds is…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Towns FundThe towns fund will help reverse the decline in places such as Ashfield and other ex-Labour strongholds in the midlands and the north, where, during decades of Labour MPs and…18 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs an ex-coal miner, I am very proud of my mining roots in Ashfield and believe we should do everything we can to remind ourselves of our industrial past. I am currently working…05 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI stand here as a proud ex-coalminer. The mineworkers’ pension scheme has done very well over the past 25 years, with successive Governments taking more than £4.5 billion in…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsAshfield and Eastwood has been left behind, ignored and forgotten about after decades of Labour-run councils and Labour MPs. Last December, my friends, family and constituents…14 Oct 2020HANSARDTransition Period: Cabinet DiscussionsThe UK now has a new role outside the EU as global Britain. Will my hon. Friend advise the people of Ashfield what the FCDO’s priorities should be in the future?13 Oct 2020HANSARDTransition Period: Cabinet DiscussionsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on progress in ensuring that the UK is prepared for the end of the transition period.13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy constituents in Ashfield have worked incredibly hard to obey all the rules and guidelines to keep covid at bay. I am therefore deeply disappointed that we have found ourselves…12 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, the World Trade Organisation agreed that the UK will be able to join the agreement on Government procurement as an independent party from 1 January 2021. Will the…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and I totally agree that more advice should be readily available for the victims of these horrid crimes. The scheme has seen many…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI am grateful for the opportunity to open this Adjournment debate on an issue that is of great importance to my constituents. We have a brilliant judicial system in our country—it…05 Oct 2020