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HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am pleased to speak in this debate in support of new clause 14, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel), to which I have added my…07 May 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryAs we mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day and later this summer celebrate the anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, I am reminded of the extraordinary bravery…06 May 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) for securing this crucial debate—a great way to spend his…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Coalfields Regeneration TrustI thank my hon. Friend for giving way—we are near enough neighbours in our neck of the woods, aren’t we? We often see digital skills gaps in areas of deprivation. In Swadlincote,…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Retail InvestmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that increasing the participation in retail investment of women, who make up more than 50% of the UK’s population, is crucial not only for gender…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillWhat is happening today is something that mining communities like Swadlincote, in my constituency of South Derbyshire, will be feeling deeply in their souls. It is something that…12 Apr 2025HANSARDWaste IncineratorsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker), my constituency neighbour, for securing this debate…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionI was invited to the National Memorial Arboretum for Remembrance Day. I proudly watched my hon. Friend lay a wreath, just as I was proud to lay a wreath on behalf of fallen men…01 Apr 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for securing this crucial Adjournment debate. As she rightly indicates, SEND provision in Derbyshire has…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI agree, but frankly it would be great if Derbyshire county council could get the basics right. Although my team and I will always work constructively with the local authority to…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn South Derbyshire, we have an incinerator in Drakelow. Just outside my patch, in neighbouring Derby, there is an incinerator in Sinfin. Despite that, there has been an…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Road SafetyIn my constituency, we have the busy A444, which runs from Stanton right through to Acresford on the border with North West Leicestershire. That road has varying speed limits…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceThe commitment of the Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport and for Science, Innovation and Technology to ensuring that creators can control how their content is used…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI am quite astonished because, as we sat in a pub car park in the run-up to the general election, farmers in my constituency told me—I kid you not—that they know they do better…04 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesOn Saturday I was fortunate to meet nine-year-old Alfred. Alfred has cerebral palsy, and his parents fight endlessly to get him the support he needs and is entitled to. He is…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that the Government’s Mayoral Council is handing back powers to local communities. We are already seeing the impact of that. Claire Ward, the Mayor of the east…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityIn the run-up to the summer general election, my constituents were hugely concerned about the number of small boats crossing the channel; and little wonder, because the…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCreative IndustriesI thank the Secretary of State for her answer, and I just want to expand on it. In South Derbyshire, we have the Melbourne festival of art and architecture, which turns 20 next…28 Nov 2024HANSARDCreative Industries1. What steps her Department is taking to help support the creative industries.28 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillThat caught me off guard; I did not expect to be called quite so soon. Thank you so much, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is with great humility and immense pride that I stand here today…27 Nov 2024