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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister is aware that BUPA recently closed the dental practice in Bolsover, leaving a severe shortage of NHS dentistry in the constituency. I met the ICB yesterday to discuss…25 Apr 2023HANSARD International Child AbductionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and to follow the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter). I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for…22 Mar 2023HANSARDTroubles-related CrimeLegacy is an extremely complex and sensitive issue. In setting up an effective information recovery process, we must ensure that power is in the hands of victims and their…22 Mar 2023HANSARDTroubles-related Crime5. What steps his Department is taking to support people affected by troubles-related crimes.22 Mar 2023HANSARDInternet Access: Low-income Families3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help low-income households access the internet.15 Mar 2023HANSARDInternet Access: Low-income FamiliesWhile we continue to make progress on this front, could the Minister remind utility companies, particularly British Gas, that not everybody has access to a computer and the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI am grateful to the Minister for meeting me last week, but I have to say that I agree entirely with my right hon. Friend the Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke). The…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipThis is a very welcome agreement that helps to make the world just a little bit safer. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Faslane with the armed forces parliamentary scheme.…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Post-16 Education: BolsoverI beg to move, That this House has considered post-16 education in Bolsover constituency. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am sure by now that the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s statement and intent. We have had a policy of housing illegal migrants and asylum seekers in hotels up and down this country, which has…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of my constituents agreed to have a smart meter installed to receive data on real-time energy usage, which a growing number of people rely on to ensure they can effectively…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersMy hon. Friend, as always, brilliantly makes an incredibly eloquent point. I imagine that the Minister is scribbling down that suggestion, so I look forward to seeing it in the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I hope that the cameramen who cover the Chamber had the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley in shot, because her facial expressions…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe roads Minister is aware of my campaign to upgrade junctions 28 and 29 of the M1. Will he commit to visiting both junctions and meeting local stakeholders?02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersIn anticipation of the speech of the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips), I should say that I think we are all slightly baffled as to why we are here. This is a…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI am sorry for interrupting the hon. Member again, and I am grateful to her for taking a second intervention. There is an advantage in some cases for the ease of changing a name,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI thank the Minister for accepting the intervention. I admit that she is on a slightly sticky wicket today. I know that she personally cares passionately about the issues we are…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI referred earlier to a piece of constituency casework that relates very much to that point. The constituents who have inspired me to be involved in this conversation are…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Sexual Offences (Prohibition of Name Change)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit a person subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 from changing their…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Some 23% of school leavers from the Bolsover School go on to study at a sixth form, which is 16% below the national average. Does the Secretary of State agree that our free…27 Feb 2023