Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
1 July 2026
Engagements
Q6. The Donna Ockenden and Baroness Amos reviews have exposed some uncomfortable truths: that justice is not brought about by a system, a law, a protocol, a regulatory authority or NHS England, but by bereaved and harmed families having to speak up, over and over again, about the most horrific and t…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
30 June 2026
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
I welcome Baroness Valerie Amos’s review, and I thank her and her team for their commitment to this vital work. Once again, this review confronts us with a very uncomfortable but real truth. The reality is that this inquiry and the Donna Ockenden inquiry did not come about because of a system, NHS E…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
24 June 2026
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. For openness and transparency, I note that I have been campaigning on this for six years and I am a harmed mother at Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust. I start by thanking the brave families—my friends—and Donna Ockenden and her team. What ha…
Commons
Westminster Hall
23 June 2026
6 contributions
Prison Safety
I beg to move,
That this House has considered safety in prisons.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Since I was elected nearly two years ago, my office and I have been inundated with letters and calls from staff, prisoners and members of the public about the conditions …
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. As Members will hear in my speech, mental health and safety need to go hand in hand.
+4 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Housing, Communities and Local Government
15 June 2026
2 contributions
Leasehold Reform
2. What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector.
I met residents of the Hucknall colliery development in my constituency who have been left frustrated by high estate management charges, a lack of transparency and the appalling performance of managing agent FirstPort. Many cannot understand their bills or how they are calculated. Some are paying di…
Commons
Oral Questions
Science, Innovation and Technology
20 May 2026
2 contributions
Child Protection Online
10. If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.
Too often, children are exposed to harmful content online, with material promoting pornography and self-harm pushed towards them. Childhood should not be handed over to algorithms. As a mum, I know that parents are terrified that social media companies are putting profit before protection. Does the …
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
Park Home Owners
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on securing this important debate. In my constituency, there are a number of park home sites, including in Rainworth, Calverton and Ollerton, and those sites often prov…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 April 2026
3 contributions
Maternity Commissioner
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. For complete openness and transparency, I am a harmed mother. I have been involved in the Nottingham inquiry, I sit on the national maternity and neonatal taskforce, and I am the chair of the APPG on maternity.
I want to place on record m…
Does the hon. Member agree that working with the families to get the taskforce right, which has never happened before with any Government, is key? Getting the taskforce working and getting the right people on that taskforce is essential as well.
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 April 2026
Cost of Heating Oil
I thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing today’s debate. Nearly 1,000 people across my constituency of Sherwood Forest rely solely on heating oil to heat their homes and provide hot water. The sharp increase in prices is having a particularly severe impact on rural com…
Commons
Westminster Hall
13 April 2026
Statutory Menstrual Leave
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am pleased to take part in this debate and to stand with the 149 women in Sherwood Forest and the 109,000 people in total who signed this petition.
Painful periods are often dismissed as something that women should simply put up with—…
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 March 2026
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this important debate.
There can be no greater devastation than the death of a child, but for many families the pain is made even more unbearable by on…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 March 2026
Topical Questions
T5. What urgent steps is the Minister taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in town centres such as Hucknall’s? We have had persistent disorder there, including a recent racist attack on a shop owner. This is impacting on community safety and confidence, and residents expect a visible police presenc…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 March 2026
2 contributions
Child Exploitation
2. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle child exploitation.
In the UK, a child is reported missing every three minutes. These children are often the most vulnerable in society, as going missing can be a key warning sign of exploitation. Despite the clear connection, the term “child criminal exploitation” is not included in the Department for Education’s 2014…
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 March 2026
Royal Mail: Performance
As the proud daughter of a postie, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
The performance of Royal Mail in parts of Sherwood Forest has been poor. Constituents in Clipstone have had no reliable postal service for over five months. At first, the Man…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 March 2026
Productivity and Economic Growth: East Midlands
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my fellow Nottinghamshire MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish), for securing the debate.
My Sherwood Forest constituency is proudly rural, consisting of market towns, villages, farms, small businesses, l…
Commons
Oral Questions
16 March 2026
GP Contract
I recently met people from Byron Primary Care Network, who were clear about the pressures facing primary care. How will reforming GP contracts ensure that communities in my constituency with a growing population can better access GP services? We have been waiting over 14 years for a GP practice in H…
Commons
Debate
4 March 2026
Ministry of Defence
In my constituency, defence investment has supported high-skilled jobs since before the first ever vertical flight took off there, and today firms such as ITP Aero in Hucknall continue that proud tradition. Does my hon. Friend agree that increasing defence spending is not only vital for our security…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Protecting our natural environment and biodiversity is essential for our fight against climate change and our drive towards sustainability, and for future generations to enjoy the spaces so dear to people. I often hear from constituents about their concerns regarding the protection of species and ha…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
5 contributions
Sherwood Forest: Tourism
I beg to move,
That this House has considered tourism in Sherwood Forest.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. It is an absolute honour to represent the constituency of Sherwood Forest, the home of beautiful countryside, communities, villages, towns and farms. No matter …
I welcome my hon. Friend’s contribution. I know he will be involved in Sherwood Forest Day on 20 February, which, actually, is on that day exactly because of that. Without showing my age too much, I remember a time when we could climb on the Major Oak—now you cannot get within 20 feet of it.
The ma…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 February 2026
Town and City Centre Safety
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this debate.
Town and city centres are the beating hearts of our communities. They are places where people come together to meet friends and family, and to compl…
Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
Business of the House
Happy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker.
The Lowdham Flood Action Group, led by the formidable Peter Cross, and groups in other villages in my constituency, including Epperstone, are working hard to protect their community from flooding. At a meeting with Ministers in Lowdham, we heard concerns about …
Commons
Debate
7 January 2026
2 contributions
Rural Communities
I am incredibly proud of the agriculture element of our rural communities. In Sherwood Forest, we have lots of local farms that are part of our community and at the heart of rural life. It is vital that we hear their concerns and ensure that these local British businesses can prosper and thrive.
Fr…
I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. Certainly in my constituency, rural transport, including bus services, is not how it should be. I know that Claire Ward is having a conversation about that across the east midlands with regard to improving it.
If we are truly committed to supporting our loca…
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
5 January 2026
Topical Questions
T6. Happy new year, Mr Speaker. Many fantastic businesses in my constituency are facing daily struggles with crime. Many shop workers and police have to face issues with aggressive behaviour and shoplifting. Many of the people doing it are repeat offenders who have already been arrested and released…
Commons
Oral Questions
16 December 2025
2 contributions
Prison Safety
13. What steps his Department is taking to improve safety in prisons.
Lowdham Grange prison in my constituency is a failing prison, and I have been inundated with correspondence from prisoners, families and staff who on a regular basis inform me about unsafe conditions and a toxic culture of bullying, as well as incidents of violence, drugs and self-harm, many of whic…
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 November 2025
Young People not in Education, Employment or Training
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for securing this debate.
I believe that where someone is born should not determine where they end up, and I welcome the measures announced by the Chancellor today to l…