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HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataNo person of any colour, creed, religion or community, or in any position of power, should be allowed to get away with heinous crimes and using sex as a weapon. When the right…01 Jun 2026HANSARDWomen’s Health and Wellbeing: Online CensorshipI apologise for running late, Mr Stringer; I had an emergency constituent issue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) not only for…21 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure it has not missed anybody’s radar that I recently launched a campaign for lifelong sex education, and last week I met some parish councillors, one of whom works in the…19 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersA constituent of mine, Marion Webster, is a keen supporter of the Park Home Owners Justice Campaign. Like my hon. Friend’s constituents, she feels that it is incredibly unjust…28 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingWe are a nation of animal lovers—my very first Westminster Hall debate was on animal welfare—although, as a constituent pointed out to me, if we love animals so much, we should…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met an incredible woman, Rachel Liew, a constituent of mine who joins us today in the Gallery. Following the devastating loss of her five-year-old son Sam in 2021, she…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyI thank the Ministers for this renewed women’s health strategy for England. Two of my constituents in particular—Evie Solomon, who founded HER Circle, and Shelly Lynn—will welcome…16 Apr 2026HANSARDNeuroscience and Digital ChildhoodsI welcome the Chair of the Select Committee’s launch of a new inquiry on digital childhoods. Like her, I sit on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and was disturbed…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue, because my constituents in South Derbyshire, like millions of…16 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Waiting Lists19. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.14 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Waiting ListsRecently, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS foundation trust took part in the Q4 sprint, which involved out-patient appointments and surgical procedures. The work…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesSouth Derbyshire has two grid connections and gets a plethora of applications for solar and battery energy storage systems—it is the bane of my life. I am passionate about moving…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesOne of the biggest concerns, particularly for my tenant farmers, is that when there is a change of land use for a solar farm, not only is the farmer unable to farm that land, but…14 Apr 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome the Rycroft report, especially the focus it puts on the threat of social media upturning our democracy. It was astonishing in the Science, Innovation and Technology…25 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. It is bitterly disappointing that Reform could not be bothered to field a single MP to come and stand up for the east…17 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsI could not agree more. Reopening the Ivanhoe line would not only give us access to Burton, Coalville and eventually Leicester, but enable onward journeys to bigger cities…17 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayIt is my absolute pleasure to speak in this year’s debate to mark International Women’s Day. This important day gives us an opportunity not only to reflect on how far women have…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseComedy has always been part of the fabric of British society, so I am delighted to be a patron of the newly launched CRAFT, the Comedy Representation and Artform Trust, which has…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI welcome the statement, and I am particularly delighted to read the part that says, “Where the law fails to provide adequate protection, we will strengthen it.” As someone who…12 Mar 2026