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HANSARD Northern Ireland ElectionsIt is never easy to be Northern Ireland Secretary but, with the current impasse, it would be no wonder if my right hon. Friend thought back fondly on his time as Chief Whip as a…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCryptoasset Promotions in SportI beg to move, That this House has considered cryptoasset promotions in sport. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank Mr Speaker for granting the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDCryptoasset Promotions in SportIt was a pleasure to speak in a debate where everyone seemed to agree with me, which is fairly unusual for this place. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for his…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityI thank the hon. Lady for what she is saying about Birmingham City. When football clubs fail or are badly mismanaged, it is to the detriment of the whole community. I wonder…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Drug Reclassification: Monkey DustI thank my hon. Friend for paying tribute to my constituent Baz Bailey. Monkey dust is a big problem in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which borders Stoke-on-Trent. We have had a number of…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Drug Reclassification: Monkey DustTo reiterate what my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) has just said, there really needs to be a focus on our town centres. In lots of the…01 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityI welcome my right hon. Friend to his place. It was a pleasure to serve with him on the National Security Bill Committee. I also welcome the taskforce that he has set out. Last…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Avian InfluenzaWe have already had avian flu in the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme, following an outbreak in Kidsgrove last month. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and what he is doing,…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThe Home Secretary is absolutely right to say that we need to break the business model of the people smugglers and that we need to stop the boats. Does she agree that the…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalMy constituents have been enduring a pretty terrible service from Avanti for many months, with only one train an hour from Stoke-on-Trent recently. But it is not just about the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportAs the Conservative candidate for Don Valley in 2017, I know how important the airport is to the people of the constituency. I invite the Minister to join me in praising my hon.…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor to his place. I welcome what he said about economic stability, the stability he has brought, and what he said about protecting the most vulnerable, which…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerAs my right hon. Friend has said, this will have been a difficult decision for the Prime Minister, both politically and personally because of her loyalty of my right hon. Friend…17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, but more than that, I welcome the clarity of his philosophy. We cannot tax our way to prosperity; we need economic growth. I also…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, which I know will be welcomed across Newcastle-under-Lyme both in our hospitality industry and at the brickworks in Chesterton,…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is a sad privilege to rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme, to offer our condolences to His Majesty and the whole royal family, and to give thanks…10 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the new Secretary of State to his place, as well as the news from the Environment Agency on Wednesday that there will now be a regulatory investigation into Walleys…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI thank the hon. Member for the point that he is making. My hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore) is still dealing with some of these issues today. What the mum of…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley South (Mike Wood), and an honour to be participating in the first Sir David Amess Adjournment debate. This is a…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentThe Procedure Committee has been conducting its usual work on this matter and a report should be out tomorrow.21 Jul 2022