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HANSARDAlcohol and Drug-related CrimeDoes my right hon. Friend appreciate that there is a clear correlation between criminal offences involving drugs and alcohol and the prevalence of antisocial behaviour,…16 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend recently scored a very rare own goal by backing Stockton Town football club in a northern premier league east play-off final, which eventually saw Long Eaton…10 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI welcome today’s announcement, which will undoubtedly widen access to primary care services. However, will my right hon. Friend consider investing in point-of-care diagnostic…09 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsBuilding on the novel approach to clinical trials that was so successful for the covid-19 vaccines, what more is the Department doing to capture that success and the willingness…25 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI welcome today’s update and commend my right hon. Friend the Minister for his efforts in getting us to this stage. Further to the repeated assurances that I have received from…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanAntisocial behaviour in our towns is a major concern for many people living and working across Erewash, so I welcome the new zero-tolerance approach and the fact that Derbyshire…27 Mar 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness WeekMy hon. Friend makes the good point that the existing legislation covers only people who are employed by organisations, but it was evident on Tuesday that sometimes employees do…23 Mar 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh, and to participate in this debate during Whistleblowing Awareness Week 2023. Let us hope it is the first of many,…23 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI would like to add my name to the growing list of Members with a science degree. My hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg) will be pleased to hear that it is from the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting Kenya and meeting students who described to me…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetOver the past 40 minutes, the Minister will have realised that one of the big issues is blight. What steps is he taking to ensure that those residents who remain blighted by the…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VAT“It won’t happen to me”—that is what we all think. But then it does. It happened to me. Back in 2019, I noticed a blemish on my left arm. Knowing that both my parents had benign…09 Feb 2023HANSARDBrownfield Development and Green BeltIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue, and I commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for securing this important…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATI completely understand the point the Minister is making about trade-off and balance, but will she commit to looking at the cost to the NHS of melanoma as a condition? That,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023The spokesman for the Opposition makes exactly the right point. One of the ways that we can achieve our goal for 2030 is by taking away the stigma that, sadly, affects people who…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023I appreciate the opportunity to wind up the debate, which has been productive and knowledgeable. I thank Members from across the House for their contributions. My hon. Friend the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023I beg to move, That this House has considered National HIV Testing Week 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for this important and timely debate, Mr Gray. It…08 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Does the Minister agree that in addition to funding for town centre improvements, there is the safer streets fund, which plays a vital role in levelling up places such as…06 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanI welcome this recovery plan and my right hon. Friend’s comments on the role community hospitals have to play in future. The 16-bed Hopewell ward at Ilkeston Community Hospital…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGP Appointments: Chesterfield, Derbyshire and EnglandIn south Derbyshire there are now 133 more full-time equivalent clinical staff in general practice than in 2015. That includes nurses, physios and clinical pharmacists. What more…24 Jan 2023