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HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityI certainly hear the same thing in Mansfield. Residents raise concerns with me when they see businesses that seem to operate without customers but somehow remain open and trade.…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Road Maintenance Funding: NottinghamshireI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for road maintenance in Nottinghamshire. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. The issue of the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Brain CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. Brain cancer is one of the most devastating diseases facing families across our country, and it kills more people…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) on securing this important debate.…03 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI will happily give way, and this will be the final intervention that I take.01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI wholeheartedly agree with the views that my hon. Friend has expressed. Too often our vulnerable children were absolutely failed because our institutions were worried more about…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThe hon. Member makes a profoundly important point, which I completely agree with—as might be expected. We must take on those difficult questions and be prepared to follow the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, and of course, I agree with her. Parliament should never be in a position where we shy away from confronting those failures with…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. Almost 500 people in my Mansfield constituency signed this petition, and many more constituents have written to…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. In Mansfield, our youth hub is already bringing together Jobcentre Plus and local partners to support young people into employment. Can the Secretary of State set out how the…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Sex Trafficking: ScotlandI wonder if my hon. Friend shares my frustration that the Scottish Government voted down Ash Regan’s unbuyable Bill, which would have outlawed paying for sex and decriminalised…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I am pleased that we are having this important debate on an e-petition that secured more than 100 signatures from my…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and OutcomesI am grateful to have had the opportunity to secure this important debate on a subject that matters deeply to me in my role as parliamentary champion for the Teenage Cancer Trust,…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and OutcomesI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. This is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month, and it is right that we use this moment to shine a light on a group that is…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and OutcomesIn view of the time, I will continue, if my hon. Friend does not mind. These are not marginal figures. They represent the overwhelming majority, yet despite a clear NHS commitment…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Growth Zones3. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI growth zones on regeneration in Mansfield.18 Mar 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Growth ZonesFourteen years of Conservative economic decline saw jobs and opportunity leave places such as my constituency of Mansfield, and AI now presents a chance to turn that around. How…18 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. We must confront honestly the challenge of productivity in the east midlands remaining well below the UK average,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsDoes the hon. Member recognise the fact that, in 2010, productivity in the east midlands was at 92% of the national average, but by the time the previous Government left office it…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Immigration ReformsI am pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. People in my constituency and, I think, right across the country are clear: they want an immigration system that is…17 Mar 2026