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HANSARDDigital IDI will not. The public need to feel confident that digital ID is secure, inclusive and underpinned by strong, transparent safeguards, so I look forward to hearing more from the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI will not give way, I am sorry. I am rattling through my speech. Many fear that digital ID could pave the way, however unintentionally, to increased Government surveillance or…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI will not, I am afraid. I want to rattle through my speech. Estonia, Denmark, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands already operate digital ID systems that make everyday tasks…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI begin by thanking the Chancellor for the incredibly important steps that she has taken in the Budget. Five hundred and ten people in my constituency of South Derbyshire who…02 Dec 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyEvery single day that I campaigned in South Derbyshire while a candidate and since becoming an MP last July, immigration has been the No. 1 issue dividing my communities. They—we…17 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025In the States, a lot of data centres have had pushback from local communities, which are seeing an increase in their energy bills. We cannot quite work out why. Will the Minister…12 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesSouth Derbyshire district council has taken the bold and rather commendable decision to ban any new property management fees, and to backdate that to January 2025. However, that…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseNew House Farm school in my part of Mickleover in South Derbyshire is planned and groundwork is complete. The trigger point for the release of the section 106 funds is 314 houses,…30 Oct 2025HANSARD UK-Türkiye Typhoon Export DealThe Minister knows that I took part in the armed forces parliamentary scheme this year and last year, and I had the great privilege of visiting the NATO airbase in Poland where I…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingThe number of boat crossings has risen from 800 in 2018, before we left the European Union, to 40,000 a year because of Brexit. Can the Minister provide some clarity on the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasAll Members have been appalled by the scenes that emerged from Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire, showing Hamas executing people in the streets as they seek to reassert control…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFour years ago today, 17-year-old Phoebe Johnson tragically died in a car crash on the A514 in my constituency. The driver of the car she was in had only been driving for eight…23 Oct 2025HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal Care3. What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care.21 Oct 2025HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CarePregnancy can be a worrying time for any expectant parent, and knowing they can access their GP to see a person face to face is hugely important. That was denied to my…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) for securing this debate—she beat me to…16 Oct 2025HANSARDCoalfields Regeneration Trust: Capital Funding RequestThe Coalfields Regeneration Trust is asking for £50 million to support local initiatives that deliver training courses and community cohesion at ward level. I have spoken to the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossI want to thank the three Members who secured this debate. It is of profound importance. Not long after becoming an MP, I was contacted by Hayley Johnson, who wanted to speak with…13 Oct 2025HANSARDCoalfields Regeneration Trust: Capital Funding Request10. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the capital funding request from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDOver 20 years ago, I began a career with Experian, a data company, and we were talking about having a unique reference number for everybody in the country. That was for the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDSorry. It was—13 Oct 2025