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HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillProposed new section 1A(4) of the 1991 Act says: “‘match ticket’ means a ticket or other thing (whether in physical or electronic form),” so I think that is expressed in the Bill,…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillI think I have got to the bottom of it. The Bill that has been printed for the Committee today is the old Bill, which has since been slightly amended to deal with that very point.…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillA ticket that has already been used? I am trying to remember; I think it goes back to the purpose of this change in the law and the desired effect of increased safety. If there is…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillThank you, Mr Vickers. I thank all Members for their contributions today, as well as the Minister and the shadow Minister. I will return to the comments that the Minister kindly…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I will look into that. I remember discussing the changes to proposed new section 1A(3) with the advisers here, and I remember being…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentMy constituents are people of common sense, and they tell me that they do not think millionaires should get the winter fuel allowance, but they did feel that the threshold was too…09 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this most important of debates. Dementia care is a subject incredibly close to my heart and that of many of…03 Jun 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing this vital debate. This issue touches on every community, but I will focus on how…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewIn my 21 years as a Crown prosecutor, I prosecuted many, many cases, but I prosecuted far fewer individuals. That is because 80% of offenders are reoffenders, so I saw the same…22 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI would like to turn to the co-operation aspect of the agreement, on which I congratulate the Prime Minister. When I was an international liaison prosecutor, my colleagues and I…20 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesIt seems like every week we are back here, dealing with culture wars—17 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe 317 pages of the Bill make satisfying reading for this former Crown prosecutor—satisfying because I know it is packed full of measures that will make the streets safer for my…10 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI am pleased that the Government are committed to tackling the mental health epidemic among adults and children in this country, especially with the specialist mental health…07 Mar 2025HANSARDCourts and Tribunals: Sitting DaysI am absolutely flabbergasted by some of the things that the shadow Justice Secretary, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) said today. I assure him that this backlog…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Illegal BikesI have three great towns in my constituency—Heanor, Ripley and Alfreton—but sadly, Amber Valley is not immune to issues with off-road bikes. My hon. Friend talks about…05 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) and his team for securing this important debate. I know that he has long been a champion of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The RAC recently reported that potholes in Derbyshire are the worst in the country, but rather than welcoming over £75 million of funding for the east midlands, the…13 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI agree. Crisis—a word that I have already used in this debate—is what we are facing right across the country. I am very concerned about that. In Derbyshire we face that very…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI agree that we need more consistency. One of the concerns in the Ofsted report just for Derbyshire was that there is no consistency, because of the lack of a clearly defined…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI am grateful for the opportunity to bring forward this debate. I know that the Labour Government have inherited a broken system of special educational needs and disabilities…12 Feb 2025