Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson

Labour — Erewash

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 November 2026

Debate

Coastal Communities (Health) Bill

Contribution

I completely agree. The work that the Government are doing to support young people— especially those not in education, employment or training—is really important. We are doing a huge amount of good in that space. Support should be offered—that is absolutely correct—but on the basis of need, not just geographical location. Why should concerns about poor educational attainment in coastal communities be recognised in law but not the real concern of parents in Erewash about poor school standards where they live? The thing is, basically everywhere in this country has some claim or another to having been left behind. Erewash is, given certain elections and a party politics-focused perspective, an extremely important place. Since my constituency was established in 1983, it has had a Government MP, completely without fail. I am proud to be the most recent in a very long line of Erewash Government MPs.

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