In Parliament

Much of the content on this website was established while I was a Member of Parliament. As Parliament has been dissolved there are no MPs until after the General Election on 4th July 2024.

You can read Derek's speeches and appearances in Parliament (provided by theyworkforyou):-

Engagements | Prime Minister | Commons debates

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NHS: Pay | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS employees in band 4 are only eligible for pay progression afte

Deportation: Palestinians | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his Department’s policy that Palestinian citizens of Israel have a well

Bicycles: Lighting | Department for Transport | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety of the use of bright LEDs on cycles a

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to address the loyalty penalty paid by households r

Park Homes: Sales | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a response to the report commissioned by his Dep

Animal Welfare: Charities | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of provisio

Schools: Finance | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a portion of the savings i

Heating: Carbon Emissions | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the role of shared ground loops in decarbo

Heat Pumps: Social Rented Housing | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support clean heat installations in W