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HANSARDFootball Governance BillFirst, I welcome the Bill. As others have encapsulated, our football clubs in this country are unique. They are institutions at the heart of their communities with long, long…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Derbyshire County CouncilLet us hope he gets my best side, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am pleased to have secured this Adjournment debate on the vital issue of Derbyshire County Council’s funding and governance.…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Derbyshire County CouncilI join the hon. Member in paying tribute to the special educational needs placements he talks about. Their work is outstanding. I was intending to be at Ashgate Croft School on…23 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. The Labour party recognises the need to ensure the UK’s biosecurity. Preventing the entry of diseased organic…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am listening with great interest to what the hon. Lady says. Is it her contention that the instruments before us are necessary but do not go far enough, or is she suggesting…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the Minister for giving way before he sits down. He said that he will continue to listen to industry. The hon. Member for Dover and I both asked why there had not…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024Before the Minister moves on, he has explained what will happen, but he has not really explained why. The hon. Member for Dover made a number of points about why she felt the move…16 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodated in HotelsFor almost two years, the Sandpiper Hotel in Chesterfield has been used as a hotel for asylum seekers. The North Derbyshire Refugee Support Group has told me that not a single…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateThe question from the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Sir Liam Fox) exposed that there is much more we could be doing to undermine the murderous Iranian regime.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The murder of Gracie Spinks in Chesterfield sent shockwaves through the town, and the report on Derbyshire police’s handling of this desperately unhappy situation was…15 Apr 2024HANSARDSentencing: Dangerous OffendersFor all the positive words from the Secretary of State, the reality in our prisons is that people are being sent out, and the prison estate has not kept pace with the rhetoric…26 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI understand what the deputy Foreign Secretary says about wanting both sides to acknowledge United Nations Security Council resolution 2728, but he must know that the people in…26 Mar 2024HANSARDEducation…The Minister talks powerfully about apprenticeships, but why does he think that young people are now half as likely to be on an SME apprenticeship than they were when the levy…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsPeople across Chesterfield were delighted when the long-standing campaign for the Staveley regeneration route was given the thumbs up by the Government, but were then sent into…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House could have announced today that next week, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, the Football Governance Bill or the Renters (Reform) Bill…21 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessIt is clear from what we have heard that the Minister is here to tell us how well the Government and the water companies are doing. Meanwhile, out there in the real world, the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionThe hon. Member has secured a really important debate. One big problem that comes across strongly in Derbyshire is the lack of capacity within the local authority to do the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSEND Provisionrose—14 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsTwenty-five MPs who will not be extolling how wonderful it was are the New Conservatives. The 25 Conservative MPs who support that organisation said: “We cannot pretend any longer…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Minister is talking about the state of the nation’s finances in 2010, and at that point we had a national debt of £1 trillion. We now have a national debt of £2.6 trillion.…11 Mar 2024