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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast week, I had the opportunity to visit TMT First, a business in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It delivers technology lifecycle services for the circular economy, specialises in the…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Criminal Justice System: CapacityMy constituents will welcome the clarity that the Lord Chancellor has provided today. With reference to her point about the long-term plan for the justice system, a plan that we…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Government’s Childcare ExpansionI have sore calves after this morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. A child-centred Government are exactly what people in Newcastle-under-Lyme want, but the disgraceful state of special…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitThe Minister is making a very interesting and important speech, and she has set out exactly what this Government are doing to benefit my constituents. Could she find some time to…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, which is a nice thing to be able to say from the Back Benches here. He raises an important point and as he touches on insurance, I…16 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillListen, 20 votes hold, and I will give my answer in a moment. It is not for me to set Government policy, but I look forward to the right hon. Gentleman joining me in the Lobby…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to the former Deputy Prime Minister for giving way. He is right: I have not been here as long as he has. I am enjoying his audition for the shadow Cabinet when the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillEven I, as a loyal Labour Member, would say that there are more fun things to do before bedtime that read the manifesto, which I see my near neighbour has considered very…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to my near neighbour for giving way.15 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillSing it!14 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksMy constituents are proud to be British, just as the people of Gibraltar are, and I join the Minister in acknowledging Gibraltar Day. I am afraid, though, that some in this House…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseBirthday greetings to the Leader of the House from me and my constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Will she join me in paying tribute to all the volunteers and members of the team…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for such an important point. Stability, certainty and structure are what we all want in our lives. I expect that is why our party…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It is something that we have discussed and that we will keep working on together. Keele, which is a subject for another debate, is home to…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAI thank the Minister for his speech; it is wonderful to see him in his place. I spent five years before my election to this House working in the office of my hon. Friend the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Cancer is hard on the patient and on their family, as my family knows all too well this year. Will the Prime Minister commit to doing all he can to improve research, early…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireIt is a real pleasure to lead my first Adjournment debate as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme. I would like to wish my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI will happily give way to another good man from Staffordshire.09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireMy hon. Friend and near neighbour has made an excellent submission ahead of the Budget, and I am sure the Minister will relay that point to Treasury colleagues. He makes an…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson)—it is an honour and a privilege to say those words; I do not think many on the Labour Benches thought we…09 Oct 2024