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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. On buses, on transport and train connectivity, and on our roads, Newcastle-under-Lyme was let down and left behind by the previous Government. Will the Minister set out what…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationThe announcement today and the proposals in it are completely unacceptable. I reject them in the strongest terms— [ Interruption. ] Don’t heckle me. I have been saying this all…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). I join him in paying tribute to Ann Widdecombe. We…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesAs my hon. Friend knows—we have discussed this many times—we in Newcastle-under-Lyme know all about the impact that the idea of profit over people can have on the health and…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesYou have never said that before, Dr Murrison. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing the debate. As I said in…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI am grateful to my hon. Friend—he knows he is my friend—for giving way. I am enjoying his introductory remarks. Although I will not comment on the specifics of the pilot, I was…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI am grateful for the Minister’s belated congratulations. My wife probably feels like she has been married to me for a lifetime, although it has been three and something years.15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorWill the Minister give way? This is important.15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI just want to put on record that I did not go to get anyone; she found me.15 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Inequalities: Staffordshire11. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities in Staffordshire.14 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Inequalities: StaffordshireAudley health centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme is the fifth worst practice for asthma prevalence in our ICB and the rural practice with the highest number of people living with…14 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThe Minister will know the strength of feeling in Newcastle-under-Lyme in support of a Newcastle-only unitary. Will she confirm that Members of this House have not been told about…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI thank the Minister for his statement, his experience and his compassion, and thank the steering group for their work. Walking by on the other side, as others did, is not an…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, constituents from Newcastle-under-Lyme visited this mother of all Parliaments. We went down to the Terrace, where I was…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsAnd to mine!09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsDoes my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour agree that the best way to do what he and my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) suggest is for the Government to get…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsI may seek another intervention, but I am grateful to my hon. Friend. He raises an important point. He will know, as will my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford, that my cousin…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsBefore the Secretary of State concludes, I thank him for his engagement, his respect towards me, as the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and my Staffordshire colleagues, and for…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for opening this debate. It is fitting that that was done by a good, loud and honourable Staffordshire…06 Jul 2026