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):-

Reserve Forces: Recruitment | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the existing network of bases

Court of Protection | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to make it easier for parents of young people with learning difficulties

Freehold and Leasehold Reform - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair] | Westminster Hall debates

I certainly find little to disagree with in the speech made by the hon.

Uganda: Terrorism | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will (a) review sanctions on the Allied D

Nigeria: Human Rights | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recommendations the Government plans to make to the UN

Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to commission a new Joint Analysi

Special Educational Needs: Cornwall | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of amounts of top-up funding for children with spe

Alternative Education: Cornwall | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of alternative provision placements in Cornwall; a

Teachers: Cornwall | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the number of schools introducing (a) recruitment and (b)

State Retirement Pensions: Voluntary Contributions | Department for Work and Pensions | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department’s capacity to respond to correspondence o