Commons
Oral Questions
16 December 2025
2 contributions
Foreign National Offenders: Deportation
2. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to deport foreign national offenders.
I wonder what reassurance the Secretary of State could give my constituents that foreign national offenders who commit serious crimes will be removed promptly after sentencing, rather than allowing their appeal process to drag on. Does he agree that a deport first, appeal later approach would be mos…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
15 December 2025
Veterans
I am sure the whole House will agree that one homeless veteran is one too many. Will the Minister outline how the landmark new veterans strategy will boost support to prevent any veteran falling into homelessness?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 November 2025
Business of the House
Ahead of the Budget, will the Leader of the House allow a debate during Government time to discuss the potential economic benefits of releasing the British Coal staff superannuation scheme investment reserve in order to increase the pensions of members of the BCSSS?
Commons
Westminster Hall
5 November 2025
Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles).
Let me begin by reaffirming my strong support for the United Kingdom’s continued commitment to the European convention on human rights. For more than 70 years, the E…
Commons
Westminster Hall
4 November 2025
6 contributions
Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning Consent
I beg to move,
That this House has considered planning consent for houses in multiple occupation.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I speak today about an issue that is deeply personal for people across my constituency: the rapid spread of houses in multiple occupation, o…
I agree that whoever falls foul of planning regulations should be held to account.
Although HMOs have a place, in Mansfield, as in so many proud towns across the country, we have seen what happens when the balance tips too far—when too many family homes are converted too quickly without proper loca…
+4 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 October 2025
Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this debate. We are calling obesity the enemy, but the liver does not count in pounds or kilograms. The real culprit is not body weight; it is metabolic dysfunction, as she points out—insulin resistance, poor diet, genetic risk and so forth. Lean people also get fa…
Commons
Westminster Hall
27 October 2025
Holidays During School Term Time
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell.
In Mansfield, 850 people signed this petition because they believe that families deserve some fairness, freedom and a bit of common sense. I believe they also know that a rounded education is about a bit more than attendance and penalty …
Commons
Westminster Hall
22 October 2025
Financial Inclusion
Does my hon. Friend agree that it is totally unfair that many people, including many constituents of mine, find themselves excluded from some of the best utility deals because they do not have a bank account, so they are unable to pay by direct debit? Effectively, that cuts them off from some of the…
Commons
Proceedings
16 October 2025
Business of the House
Eleven-year-old Jake from my constituency, who has special educational needs and disabilities including Down’s syndrome, has been left without appropriate schooling provision for this year because of the failings of Nottinghamshire county council. Does the Leader of the House agree that children suc…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 October 2025
Ada Lovelace Day
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) for securing this important debate.
Ada Lovelace Day is an occasion for us all to pay tribute to a trailblazer in the fields of science and technology, and r…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 September 2025
Employment Rights: Impact on Businesses
My constituents tell me how important it is to strengthen statutory sick pay, particularly for lower-paid workers who cannot afford to take time off work without it. Does the hon. Member agree that, contrary to the views of Opposition Members, that is a particularly important employment right?
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 September 2025
Children with SEND: Assessments and Support
In line with my hon. Friend’s experience, I have heard from numerous families in Mansfield who have engaged in long battles to obtain EHCPs for their children. Many of them are utterly exhausted by the process, and often they are not offered the support that they are legally entitled to within the s…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 September 2025
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Access
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The famine that we see unfolding in Gaza is not merely a humanitarian crisis, but an absolute moral catastrophe: children starving before our eyes and families digging through rubble not for shelter but for food.
I welcome the fact tha…
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
9 September 2025
Employer National Insurance Contributions: Economic Growth
UK business confidence has hit a 12-month high, according to the latest figures from Lloyds Banking Group. Does the Minister agrees that this is due to the work of this Labour Government, not least the five consecutive interest rate cuts and the three new trade deals?
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 September 2025
Neurodivergent People: Employment
Specifically on that point, it is important to recognise that neurodivergent people, particularly young neurodivergent people, should be treated individually, as the hon. Member has just suggested. In my constituency, West Notts college offers a number of entirely bespoke courses that are specifical…
Commons
Proceedings
8 September 2025
Palestine Action: Proscription and Protests
While Palestine Action waged its campaign of intimidation and went about damaging military bases, with very little impact in the middle east, this week the Government will host President Abbas and President Herzog for discussions on a more peaceful future for Palestinians and Israelis alike. Does th…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
8 September 2025
2 contributions
Defence Industrial Base
16. What steps he is taking to help strengthen the defence industrial base.
I welcome last week’s news that Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturer has invested £200 million in a new factory in the UK, creating 500 jobs. This demonstrates the strength of our partnership with our Ukrainian friends and the confidence that international companies have in Britain’s skilled workfor…
Commons
Westminster Hall
2 September 2025
Violence against Women and Girls: Pornography Prostitution
In my view, prostitution and sexual exploitation are inherently violent. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is right that we shift the criminal burden on to those responsible for sexual exploitation and violence, and that more should be done to criminalise those who buy sex, whether it is through pro…
Commons
Debate
10 July 2025
Children’s Health
Today I want to speak about a group of young people who are too often overlooked in our healthcare system: teenagers and young people with cancer. Every day in the UK, seven young people are told the devastating words, “You have cancer.” That is not just a statistic; it is a wake-up call for all of …
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 July 2025
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Schools
Does the right hon. Gentleman share my concern about some of the dangers of using generative AI in the classroom, particularly around harmful content and activity? I read the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s “Viewing Generative AI and children’s safety in the round”, whic…
Commons
Oral Questions
7 July 2025
Topical Questions
T10. To what extent does the Minister agree that reform of the European convention on human rights, which can block us from deporting some foreign criminals, including paedophiles, should be a priority for the Government?
Commons
Oral Questions
Northern Ireland
2 July 2025
2 contributions
Investment: Technology Businesses
3. What recent discussions he has had with technology businesses on investing in Northern Ireland.
I wonder if the Minister might outline the many good reasons for technology companies to invest in Northern Ireland and tell us what she has done to promote that great opportunity?
Commons
Debate
26 June 2025
2 contributions
Armed Forces Day
It is a great privilege to speak today to mark Armed Forces Day 2025—a moment for our country to show its deep and enduring gratitude to all the men and women who serve and have served in our armed forces. Their service underpins our national security, our values and our way of life. Whether it is o…
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Certainly, when I speak to the families of serving personnel in Mansfield, that subject is always very close to the top of the conversation. It is very important to recognise those issues, and it is for those reasons that it is so important that we recogn…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
26 June 2025
Topical Questions
T2. In a recent survey I conducted in Mansfield, local and minor roads were among the worst affected by poor maintenance. The A60 in Warsop, Chesterfield Road in Mansfield and Old Mill Lane in Forest Town were highlighted as particular problems. What is the Department doing to improve local roads in…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 June 2025
2 contributions
GP Funding: South-west England
Does the hon. Member agree that the increase of over 7% in GP contract funding for 2025-26, which the Government put in place, represents the biggest investment in GPs for more than 10 years? We always want to get more money for GPs and the Government are committed to that, but does he think that th…
Last month, the Government announced the primary care utilisation and modernisation fund, which will deliver more than £100 million for upgrades to more than 1,000 GP surgeries. A number of GP surgeries in my constituency will benefit, including the Sherwood Medical Partnership surgery in Forest Tow…