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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIndeed; I see the positive benefit of both those developments. We will be able to rebalance spending across local authority budgets and provide a significantly better and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourAgain, I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. The experience that I have from casework tells me many of those things also; I see many examples of such casework at my…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. My dismay is at what I hear from my constituents, many of whom have suffered for many years trying to prove a single instance of…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThat is exactly what I am saying. I wish to address the issues that are being endured by social housing tenants at the hands of those who are consistently perpetrating domestic…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to stand here today and talk about a Bill that delivers on the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. There are two aspects that I…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourIndeed, and I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I agree, and I will address that in my comments. We need named neighbourhood officers taking ownership of their patches…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing this important debate. The Labour Government have a…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. What measures are the Government taking to support small independent retail businesses in town centres such as mine in Mansfield, and will the Chancellor join me in…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsMy constituency is classed as the most dangerous major town in Nottinghamshire, and by far the most common crimes are violence and sexual offences. Like much of the rest of the…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillLast week I visited Jacqueline, a franchise owner who, through sheer hard work and working her way up through the ranks, now runs a number of restaurant outlets in and around…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of John Prescott. I send my condolences to Pauline, his sons and all those who were close…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Apprenticeships and T-LevelsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. Making sure that our young people have access to a wide range of educational opportunities that can lead them…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDue to a lack of funding, many reservists in my constituency are not getting the training days they need and are therefore not receiving the salary that they had anticipated. That…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Financial Services: Mansion House SpeechIn my constituency of Mansfield, our member-owned mutual organisation, Mansfield building society, provides essential banking services. It is a significant local employer and…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThousands of people in my constituency will benefit hugely from the Government’s decision in the Budget to increase the national living wage—a measure that the Leader of the…14 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsAt a time of highly stretched resources right across Government, thanks to the mess in the public finances left by the Conservative party, my constituents will be pleased that £75…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAlthough it is disappointing that the Conservative Benches are almost empty, it gives me great pleasure to welcome the first Labour Budget in more than 14 years. I am delighted…30 Oct 2024HANSARD SudanWhat are the Government doing to ensure that the real picture of the impact on civilians in the region is well known, or better known, both domestically and in the international…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Israel: UNRWA BanIt is incredibly concerning that the Knesset is pursuing legislation to restrict UNRWA’s work. Does the Minister agree that the international community needs to put in place…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransThe armed forces covenant is a critical document that has the capability to positively impact the lives of service personnel and veterans, and I am pleased that the Labour…28 Oct 2024