Commons
Oral Questions
10 February 2026
Household Energy Bills
My constituents in North West Leicestershire will soon benefit from an average £150 cut per household to energy bills, and a number will be able to access energy efficiency schemes. Can the Secretary of State outline in more detail the expected changes to the fixed elements of our bills, such as the…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
Independent Water Commission: Final Report
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and I thank the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for giving us this opportunity to speak about water today.
My constituents have written to me pretty consistently since I came to this place about the water industry with concern…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
Sherwood Forest: Tourism
Our green space is vital, not just for our environment and mental health but for the economic benefits that it brings to our communities. Having rail access to our communities is very important.
My constituency of North West Leicestershire is not far away from Sherwood Forest. It is home to the nat…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
Place-based Employment Support Programmes
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) for giving us the opportunity to speak in this debate. In my career before being elected, I was involved in a number of successful place-based employment schemes, includin…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
National Cancer Plan
I thank the Minister for her powerful statement. There are clearly differences in cancer treatment depending on where someone lives, whether a rural or coastal community. My semi-rural constituency sits on the edge of three hospital trusts, leading to difficulties such as those highlighted by a cons…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
Business of the House
I have been working closely with driving instructors who provide tuition to learner drivers in North West Leicestershire. One of them reached out to me earlier this week to share that they had got up at 5.45 am to book a test for a student in Loughborough, but no tests were available. What work is b…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
This issue is one of the things we have looked at in the Work and Pensions Committee, and the evidence is quite clear that we must remove the two-child benefit cap and enable long-term investment in our young people. Those young people in poverty suffer extraordinarily, and we need to give them bett…
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 January 2026
5 contributions
Ivanhoe Line: Restoration
I beg to move,
That this House has considered restoration of the Ivanhoe Line.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey.
I am pleased that colleagues have joined me for what I believe is the first ever debate solely about the Ivanhoe line—a train line that would reopen a direct pa…
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Later in my speech, I will talk about how we can connect our communities, which is really important.
Lack of maintenance on the Ivanhoe line led to the gradual withdrawal of freight services, although the private section, from Bardon Hill quarry to the …
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 January 2026
Key Stage 1 Curriculum
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Barker. I thank the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for introducing this important debate.
I know how important this issue is for my constituents from speaking to children, headteachers and parents. Play should not be seen as an enrichm…
Commons
Proceedings
22 January 2026
Agricultural Sector: Import Standards
I was at Noble Foods last week, as part of the National Farmers Union’s food and farming fellowship programme. The issue, it was explained, is not just lower welfare standards. We need to ensure that eggs are safe. My hon. Friend is too young to remember it, but I remember the salmonella outbreak wh…
Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
22 January 2026
Topical Questions
North West Leicestershire is home to East Midlands airport, which carries the highest volume of small parcel air freight in the UK. In the light of the new trading agreements with the EU, can the Minister update me on how we will ensure that small businesses can make the most of these additional tra…
Commons
Westminster Hall
22 January 2026
3 contributions
Transport Connectivity: Midlands and North Wales
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for bringing forward this important debate on transport in the midlands—which is one of my favourite subjects, so I had to be here for it. I represent North West Leicester…
The economic benefit of effective and connected transport is there for us to see. Having never worked in London before, it always surprises me how easy it is to get to places—if a bus or train gets cancelled, it is fine, because there is one five minutes away. If a bus gets cancelled in my constitue…
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 January 2026
Warm Homes Plan
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and his commitment to improve energy efficiency in people’s homes and reduce bills for constituents like mine. As the chair of the future homes, skills and innovations all-party parliamentary group, I would welcome more details on the taskforce identi…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 January 2026
2 contributions
Temporary Accommodation: Out of Area Placements
This is a really important debate. One element that is often not told is the number of out of area placements for 16-year-olds. Last year, 1,000 care-experienced children were moved away from home during the three months around their exams. Does the hon. Member agree that we should do everything in …
Could the Minister clarify whether that duty to inform also includes the 16 to 18-year-olds, who may well be placed by social services, rather than by homelessness teams?
Commons
Westminster Hall
19 January 2026
Sale of Fireworks
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for leading this petition debate.
As the MP proudly representing semi-rural North West Leicestershire—a beautiful constituency at the heart of the national forest, surrounded…
Commons
Westminster Hall
13 January 2026
Airport Drop-off Charges
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing this debate, which holds such importance for my constituents.
My constituency is proud to be the home of East Midlands airport—part of the Manchest…
Commons
Westminster Hall
7 January 2026
UK Town of Culture
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for this opportunity for us all to talk about the UK town of culture competition and the benefits it can bring to our communities. It will be a pleasure to speak about my town…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 December 2025
Quarries: Planning Policy
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) for securing this debate. It goes without saying that quarries are integral to our infrastructure. My constituency is home to many quarries, and I have been able to visit Bar…
Commons
Debate
15 December 2025
4 contributions
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Chris Vince) for securing this important debate and for speaking so passionately about the issue at hand. As a reminder, 12 young, fit, healthy young people a week die of an unknown heart condition. That means that by the time we get to Christmas, 20 you…
I thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention. Defibs talk to you; there is no need to be mystified by their use. They are clever bits of kit, and a 999 emergency responder will talk people through the process. I ask everyone please to go and be trained, because this is really important stu…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
15 December 2025
Topical Questions
I welcomed the Minister’s response in relation to the LGBT redress scheme, but my constituents have reported difficulties in obtaining evidence of mistreatment from the Ministry of Defence. Are there any further actions that the MOD can take to ensure that it is easy for our veterans to access such …
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 December 2025
Online Safety Act 2023: Repeal
Looking at those algorithms is a really important part of the Online Safety Act. When I was a county councillor looking at public health, I did a piece of work on disordered eating, and I was bombarded with content. I am not a vulnerable young person or a vulnerable adult, but my real fear is that t…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 December 2025
Terminal Illness: Mental Health Support
I thank my hon. Friend for sharing the story of Sarah and Mike—he did it justice. It is really important to think about the whole care of people going through a terminal diagnosis—both the patient and their loved ones. We should make sure that the mental health of those people who are supporting the…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 December 2025
Advanced Ceramics Industry: North Staffordshire
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I am interested in the energy intensity of the sector. Does she agree that any innovation in advanced ceramics could be shared much more broadly?
Commons
Proceedings
2 December 2025
Budget Resolutions
The Budget delivers on the main priorities of protecting and investing in the NHS, tackling the cost of living and maintaining economic stability. It also delivers a key ask from my constituents: to support them, their industrial heritage and the unique challenge that brings. Just a week before the …
Commons
Westminster Hall
27 November 2025
Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for securing this important debate.
I am co-chair of the APPG on food and drink, and my constituency is in the heart of the logistics corridor, so it will be no surprise to M…