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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the Minister gets regular updates on the situation at Walleys Quarry in Newcastle-under-Lyme. She knows that the problem is not yet solved and people are still having…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy right hon. Friend may be aware of the reporting and, extraordinarily, the opinion polls coming out of Ukraine that show that the people and the Government of Ukraine regard the…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine5. What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineI know that my right hon. Friend is as proud as I am that the sanctions on Russia that we have introduced to try to support Ukraine are the most powerful we have ever introduced…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillFurther to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), would the Government be willing to adapt the language of the Titles Deprivation Act 1917,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling Up2. What steps he is taking to support the growth of science and innovation through the Government's levelling-up agenda.22 Feb 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling UpI thank the Minister for his answer. In Newcastle-under-Lyme, Keele University plays a substantial role in levelling up north Staffordshire through its work with local authorities…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorT3. May I draw the Minister’s attention to the plans, due to be published tomorrow by Midlands Connect, to significantly improve and invest in the A50/A500 east-west corridor? It…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely correct about the availability of clinicians. His intervention also speaks to the point made by the hon. Member for Sheffield,…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue, and a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake), who made a powerful speech.…09 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for his leadership as we recover from covid. I must say that I find the words of the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationI beg to move, That this House has considered criminality within and regulation of the waste industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank the…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Clearly, the Environment Agency needs more powers. I have reassured my constituents that there is no financial pressure, but I am not…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationI am grateful to my hon. Friend and my hon. Friends the Members for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) and for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) for their support on Walleys…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationI thank all Members who have taken part in the debate, which has been a good one. I am pleased to have got so much on the record, using parliamentary privilege at some points. I…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportIt seems that a lot of people attended events in May 2020. The one I recall attending was my grandmother’s funeral. She was a wonderful woman. As well as her love for her family,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) and endorse everything he asked for. I know the Minister cannot anticipate the Queen’s Speech,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on getting the Bill to this stage—and further, we hope, later today. He is right to raise the problem with psychoactive substances and the risk of…21 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillAfter what has been a difficult week for many of us, it is absolutely lovely to be here in the Chamber with so many colleagues, and so many Conservative colleagues, working…21 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his generous apology. I suspect that as my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham is five years younger than me, he may be getting an angry text…21 Jan 2022