Speeches by Payne.

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. Does he agree that one way to redress the historical imbalance in transport spending is for a green light to be given to the fourth Trent crossing, which would link my constituency to his beautiful constituency of Rushcliffe? It would unlock economic growth and bring forw…”

“Does the shadow Minister also regret the fact that between 2010-11 and 2019-20 local authority spending in the east midlands dropped by 22.6%, on the previous Government’s watch?”

“The Minister will be aware that alongside the escalation of closing the strait, the repressive regime in Iran continues to target female activists relentlessly. Will he ensure that the work being spearheaded by the Foreign Secretary in the Foreign Office to tackle violence against women and girls globally includes spec…”

“I recently met those from Stenhouse medical practice in Arnold. They talked to me about the need to invest in primary care to alleviate pressure on our hospitals. May I take this opportunity to thank all GPs and GP staff across Gedling? Will the Minister explain to me what actions the Government are taking and how they…”

“In just 18 months this Government have ended the disastrous 1996 Tory privatisation of military housing, which cost the taxpayer billions of pounds. We have repaired 1,000 military homes in the poorest condition ahead of schedule, and we have kick-started a landmark £9 billion repair and renewal of 36,000 forces homes.…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing this important debate and the phenomenal leadership that she has shown in establishing Sherwood Forest Day. It is a brilliant initiative that celebrates not just a place…”

“The Secretary of State’s Department issued very clear guidance on 6 February last year, which said that “we expect local leaders to engage their Members of Parliament, and to ensure there is wide engagement with local partners and stakeholders, residents, workforce and their representatives, and businesses on a proposa…”

“In communities such as Netherfield and Daybrook in my constituency, there has been an unchecked rise in the number of houses in multiple occupation, which is undermining community cohesion and local services, and affecting housing availability. Will the Leader of the House urge the Secretary of State for Housing, Commu…”

“T5. I recently visited Boutique Flowers on Carlton Hill in Gedling, which is a brilliant local business owned by Sally and Tina. They told me that they are losing thousands of pounds as a result of fraudulent chargebacks, and many small businesses are facing the same issue across the country. Will the Minister work wit…”

“T3. Luxfer Gas Cylinders in my constituency employs more than 200 people and is a key supplier to hydrogen allocation round 1 projects. It wants to expand to become the UK’s only manufacturer of high pressure hydrogen cylinders for hydrogen tube trailers and hydrogen vehicle fuel systems, which are currently imported. …”

“I recently had the pleasure of visiting Arnold u3a, which is brilliantly chaired by Hazel Ward and provides excellent activities for more than 500 members. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating all the u3a groups across Gedling, and will he make time for a debate on tackling social isolation and loneli…”

“My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. In thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) for her leadership today, I want to say that her dad would have been so incredibly proud to sit in the Gallery today to see his little girl in this Chamber using the privilege of her platform to fight for thos…”

“I rise, in Baby Loss Awareness Week, to pay tribute to the far too many families in Gedling and Nottinghamshire who have suffered the devastating loss of their babies in circumstances that were entirely avoidable. They placed their trust in a system that should have protected them, and that system failed them. The Ocke…”

“Mr Davie, the annual report and accounts show that you are meeting or exceeding your headline audience targets, which you should be commended for, but how do you set these targets and how do you ensure that they are sufficiently challenging? Given that on every metric of the different headline audience targets you have…”

“Tim Davie, do you envisage at any point turning a corner on that trend of the declining number of people being taken to court, which has been ongoing since 2017? To go back to a point you made earlier about the approach to charter and the broader benefits of the BBC, if you are to retain the trust of the public, it is …”

“There has also been a fall in the number of people taken to court in year-on-year data. I think the most recent available data is from December 2024 compared with December 2023. The annual accounts report a fall in the number of people taken to court of just over 17%. There is clearly an investment in terms of the numb…”

“That point about connectivity is crucial. I have seen it. My constituents often tell me that BBC Radio Nottingham is their only friend. They have lost a partner, and they listen to the radio every day. It is critical that we do not lose that local content, because it provides that connectivity and sense of belonging in…”

“I want to focus on visits to unlicensed households. In 2024-25, visiting officers carried out nearly 2 million visits to unlicensed households, but there has not been a match in terms of interviews under caution, prosecutions or licence sales. Why has an increase in visits to unlicensed households not led to a matching…”

“Do you think there is sufficient effort, from yourself and the board right down to all the staff? You are clearly tracking these things. You hear from focus groups, as you would expect in any organisation, but do you think there is sufficient effort from you and the board, all the way down through your staff, to get ou…”

“To go back full circle to where I was earlier on maintaining the trust of the British public, reach and relevance are clearly critical to that. Dr Shah, the chair of the BBC, said at the CMS Committee evidence session last week that “we are really working hard at how we improve our content so that we speak to a variety…”