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HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI welcome the fact that this Government want to go further as part of their determination to protect the public from serious offenders. The Government have published a sentencing…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeMy hon. Friend is quite right: sometimes it is the easy option to put a case through a magistrates court rather than a Crown court. I completely agree, and I want our judiciary…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI completely agree once again that the sentence must fit the crime. The unduly lenient sentence scheme is tailored for such incidents, and I hope that it has been referred to the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewPubs, such as the New Cross in Ashfield, run by Jay and Mathew, are losing revenue due to the 10 pm curfew. They fully understand the rules that need to be in place to keep us…01 Oct 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe eat out to help out scheme was a massive success in Ashfield, with 53,000 meals served. The scheme saved thousands of jobs and kept hundreds of businesses open. However, my…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe BBC is a fantastic employer. One of its employees recently received a £1 million-a-year pay rise, paid for by the great British public. However, the residents in Ashfield were…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusLast week, a mobile covid testing centre was set up in Ashfield, which helped hundreds of my constituents to get a test, but over the weekend, several constituents said that they…15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI agree with the people of Ashfield who tell me that British Members of Parliament should act in the best interests of the UK and not the EU. Let us face it: the EU has negotiated…14 Sept 2020HANSARDPoverty ReductionIf he will make poverty reduction the primary focus of his Department.08 Sept 2020HANSARDPoverty ReductionThe UK has a proud record as a provider of aid across developing countries and has achieved significant milestones in reducing poverty abroad. However, can my right hon. Friend…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsThe people of Ashfield see no benefit in protesters gluing their ears to the pavement, spraying red dye on our monuments or camping out in trees on Parliament Square. Extinction…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes the Leader of the House agree with me and the people of Ashfield that Members of this House should refrain from labelling members of the public and parliamentary colleagues…03 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsOur nation has a proud history as a safe haven for desperate souls, but now the asylum system has broken and been abused. So the people of Ashfield would like to know: when will…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseAt the start of the pandemic, I raised the issue of care homes potentially losing revenue due to covid and running the risk of closing down. My right hon. Friend advised me at the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipNo, I will not. The Opposition cannot tell us that we will suffer, lose our jobs and homes if we do not listen to them. We have suffered in the past, we have lost jobs and seen…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipNo, I am not giving way. Here I am, after decades of Labour MPs in Ashfield and after four years of Labour telling the people of Ashfield they did not know what they were voting…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipNo, I am not giving way. Four years later, the Brexit blockers are still at it. The majority of people in Ashfield and the first-time voters are not happy with them. Even the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipThis debate has nothing to do with covid or the negotiations with the EU. It has more to do with the Opposition once again refusing to accept democracy. Of course, Opposition…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipDoes my hon. Friend agree that four years is enough time to have negotiated a deal with the EU?15 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateIn a short space of time, King’s Mill Hospital in Ashfield has gone from an inadequate rating to an outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission. During the pandemic, the…14 Jul 2020