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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I welcome the Chancellor’s Budget as a clear path, a demonstration of continued support in difficult…08 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI am sorry; the hon. Lady had many minutes to explain that, but I do not have the time she did. The only thing that is important for the Labour party is spending—spending more,…23 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI am grateful for the opportunity to contribute today. I start by scratching my head, as I often do when looking at the motions for Opposition day debates. They always have a…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to be able to contribute to this debate. In doing so, I thank again everybody in North East Derbyshire for everything that they are doing. In the most difficult…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful for that contribution from my hon. Friend. It highlights that fact that just because somebody has a certain number of letters after their name or a title in front of…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Planning for the FutureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) on securing this important and timely debate,…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms Eagle. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing this important debate. I absolutely…09 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture of Coal in the UKThank you for the opportunity to speak in the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) on securing it, and it is a…03 Dec 2020HANSARDBritish Nuclear Test Veterans: Service MedalsI thank the Minister for his response. My constituent John Ward was one of many veterans sent there in 1957, and he has campaigned for many years for recognition of his work and…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBritish Nuclear Test Veterans: Service MedalsWhether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of service medals for British nuclear test veterans.12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful for the opportunity to speak today. It is incredible how quickly things change. The last time that I properly spoke in this Chamber about coronavirus was in…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireNorth East Derbyshire sits on the outskirts of South Yorkshire and many towns and villages, such as Dronfield, Eckington, Killamarsh and Ridgeway, look towards Sheffield for work…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to be able to contribute to this timely and important debate at the point at which I thought I was supposed to be contributing. I…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am so grateful to my hon. Friend; I did not even ask him to do that. The second point is one of risk. I recognise that this is a nuanced and difficult discussion where there are…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Fracking: Rother ValleyThank you for the opportunity to contribute briefly to this debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford), whose…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I would be very happy to give way.28 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsYesterday evening, in order to keep the spread of the virus as low as possible, the Prime Minister announced a series of changes that none of us ever wanted to see; and residents…23 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I will focus my remarks—like many, including the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum), whom it is a…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI absolutely recognise that, which is why I chose my words extremely carefully in referencing the common market, rather than saying that we are absolutely the same. I accept that…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not. I apologise, but I wish to make some progress. The idea that the negotiations will not be difficult or choppy is unrealistic. Our values of openness, internationalism,…22 Sept 2020