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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Oct 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 …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 27 Oct 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 …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Oct 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 …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 16 Oct 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 …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Oct 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 such as Jake should not be left behind? …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Sep 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?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 15 Sep 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 …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Sep 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 …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Sep 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 specifically designed have that sort of impact. The …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"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?..."
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