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HANSARDFootball Index CollapseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way because it allows me to make a point that I should have made in my speech. I believe that the new CEO of the Gambling…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball Index CollapseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, however brutal the time limit may be. I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball Index CollapseThat is incredibly kind, Ms Ghani. Thank you very much. This is a particularly egregious case. Five constituents have written to me about it; I will not name them, because I do…07 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhen I asked the Prime Minister about Sue Gray’s interim findings on 31 January, he asked me to wait for the inquiry report—he asked many hon. Members that day to do the same.…25 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesIt is brave—I thank the right hon. Gentleman—but we need to do it to level up the tax system. More than anything, I am glad to have the Chancellor of the Exchequer leading us…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne). There is much to welcome in Her Majesty’s Gracious Speech, but since I have only four minutes, I will be…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesThe £150 that was given out by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council was gratefully received on the doorsteps, as was the money given out by Westminster City Council. Perhaps the…17 May 2022HANSARDEngagements14. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has secured millions of pounds of Government investment for our high street, but we have a problem with persistent antisocial behaviour on…27 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateOne of the main lessons from this conflict seems to be that, alongside the courageous resistance of the Ukrainian people and the military, one of the reasons it has not gone to…25 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsNewcastle-under-Lyme is receiving over £50 million of Government investment into our high street and the high street of Kidsgrove in the neighbouring constituency of my hon.…20 Apr 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and it is also only right to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmOn the black market, my hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the lack of protection for problem gamblers, but there is also no protection for people to ensure they get paid if…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmI am pleased that the Minister mentioned credit reference agencies, because the current state of play is that bookmakers can get only the basic data—the credit score—and cannot…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmI am glad to hear that. The fact that she has paid her tax and has not sought to keep that money in the company or do anything else with it is admirable. Bet365 pays a huge amount…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLitigation or the threat of litigation should not be used to intimidate or to silence things that are in the public interest. I welcome what my right hon. Friend said last week…22 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe A50-A500 corridor is absolutely critical to the economy of Staffordshire and improvements to those roads are vital for the levelling-up agenda in north Staffordshire. May I…17 Mar 2022HANSARDRising Fuel Costs: Impact on MotoristsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) for the 12-year freeze in fuel duty—that is extremely welcome—but given the increases in pump prices…17 Mar 2022HANSARDLegal AidI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement about the increased funding of £135 million a year. Can he confirm that that extra funding will mean that more of my constituents in…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe independent expert panel findings on Tuesday should be a source of shame, most obviously to Mr John Bercow himself, but also to this House; to its policies and procedures,…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI thank the Home Secretary for her statement. She will know that Simon Tagg, the leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, together with all the other local authority…10 Mar 2022