Alex Norris MP | Member of Parliament for Nottingham North

Iconic Local Beer Served in Parliament

I arranged for Shipstone’s Beer to be served in Parliament this week. As a relatively new Member of Parliament I am trying to make a practical difference to my community.
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Quizzing the PM on Modern Slavery

On 15th December 2017, the National Audit Office released a report, ‘Reducing Modern Slavery’, which found that the government’s Modern Slavery Strategy was not working effectively, and the Home Office
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My first Question to the Prime Minister – on Women’s Refuges

On Wednesday, I had my first chance to directly question the Prime Minister. I used this chance to highlight the threats to Domestic Violence refuges that Women’s Aid say are
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Diversity in the Military

This afternoon I was drawn to ask a Parliamentary Question of Michael Fallon, the Secretary of State for Defence, and took my opportunity to hold the Government to account on
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Crime (Assaults on Emergency Staff) Bill

This morning my Labour colleague Chris Bryant, Member of Parliament for Rhondda, introduced his Private Members Bill in the House of Commons in an attempt to protect emergency workers from
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Access to Advice Services in Nottingham

Yesterday I was delighted to be able to discuss in Parliament an important issue which faces many of my constituents – access to advice services. In Nottingham we have an
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The EU Repeal Bill Debate

Last night Parliament voted in favour of moving the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill onto the Committee Stage. I spoke in the debate before voting against the Bill. You can watch
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My pledge to help autistic people and their families

On the 18 July, at an award ceremony at Speakers House, the Houses of Parliament received the National Autistic Society’s prestigious Autism Friendly Award. The award was given in
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Debate on Support for Nottingham Schools

Yesterday I debated in Parliament on the state of Nottingham’s schools. I joined my Labour colleague in Nottingham, Lilian Greenwood MP, who hosted the debate, in standing up for our
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My maiden speech in Parliament

As the newly elected MP for Nottingham North, I called for the end of cyclical poverty in my constituency as I made my maiden speech in Parliament earlier today. Making
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My Newsletter 25/05/18

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Due to a new format, my Newsletter won’t be readable on here, but don’t worry I’ll still link to it both here and on Facebook

My Newsletter 18/05/18

May 18, 2018 One comment

Welcome to the latest issue of my weekly newsletter. Another busy week for me, with plenty on in both Westminster and Nottingham North, but first

My Newsletter 11/05/18

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Welcome to the latest issue of my weekly newsletter. The bank holiday means I’ve had a slightly shorter week than usual but still got plenty

My Newsletter 04/05/18

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Welcome to the latest issue of my weekly newsletter. Local elections – not in Nottingham, however – have dominated this week but still plenty to

My Newsletter 27/04/2018

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Welcome to the latest issue of my weekly newsletter. On Sunday I completed the London Marathon in 4 hours 24 minutes and 46 seconds, about

My Newsletter 20/04/18

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Welcome to the latest issue of my weekly newsletter. We returned to Parliament this week, with the expected debates on Syria beginning it, my