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HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this debate. When I was…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportAmber Valley has been selected for one of the new youth hubs that will be rolled out soon, and I am delighted about that. The hub will not only help people in my constituency into…03 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataBefore becoming an MP, I was a prosecutor for 21 years. I prosecuted many perpetrators of violence against women and girls, including sexual offenders. I am aware that the CPS has…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank the Chancellor honestly for her statement. As she has mentioned, and as many Members of this House will be aware, I have been campaigning hard for the ceramics sector with…21 May 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI want to bring a bit of good news to the House. Last month, I had the honour of cutting the ribbon on a new banking hub on Oxford Street in Ripley. It is an important facility…20 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI welcome the package of Bills in the King’s Speech. By accelerating the transition to renewables and by producing energy for the UK here in the UK, we will strengthen our energy…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue of Denby Pottery, a business in my constituency that is in administration. Will he join me in urging all hon. Members to sign…19 May 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement3. What steps his Department is taking to modernise public procurement.23 Apr 2026HANSARDPublic ProcurementYesterday in this House, when I asked the Minister to include ceramics in the “back British business” procurement strategy, he said that the strategy only covers four sectors that…23 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I wanted to speak on this clause because, as the Minister said, while it is technical and feels dry, it is incredibly…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement StrategyAs the Member for Amber Valley, I represent Denby Pottery, which sadly is in administration and I am desperately trying to save it. It is a joy in this House to use crockery made…22 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington for tabling new clause 29, which I support. It is a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting)I do apologise, Ms Jardine. The report by the Deputy Prime Minister, as he is now, was conducted almost a decade ago. It highlighted concern about the sentencing decisions of…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting)No. I will make some progress; we need to make progress today. The researchers found that more than 90% of respondents in the survey they conducted believed that discrimination on…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting)I am about to conclude, so I will not. I support new clause 29, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington, but I submit that the change and modernisation that…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister mentions charging decisions. As it stands, the amendment would suggest absolutely nonsensical charging decisions. Prosecuting somebody for all the offences listed in…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)I remind the hon. Member that magistrates in the youth court are able to impose sentences of up to two years, and that in its written evidence, the Magistrates’ Association states…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)I know that that would absolutely not happen—16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)Please allow me to finish. It is because barristers have a duty not to mislead the court. If they are saying to the judge, “I know my client is not really going to get more than…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)My point follows on from the powerful point the hon. Member is making about the need to look at good practice, which is something we should all get behind. Over my many years of…16 Apr 2026