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HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireAnother example of the great decisions the people of Staffordshire made is that my hon. Friend is now sitting on the Government Benches as the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North,…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI was just about to say that it is based in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell). Secondly, the organisation has an undiluted…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention—it would not be an Adjournment debate without it. He raises an important point that I will come to later in my remarks. It is not…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireMy hon. Friend raises an important point. In previous years she has worked and lived in Newcastle-under-Lyme, so she understands the power and importance that the issue has for a…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsThe Secretary of State has talked about his engagement. Local authorities have a really important role to play in stimulating and facilitating growth, so can he keep local…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI will happily give way to my constituency neighbour.09 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentJust very briefly. It is important to reiterate my hon. Friend’s point that there is a groundswell of support in north Staffordshire for such a cluster, so I urge the Minister to…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentWill the Minister give way?08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentI congratulate my hon. Friend both on securing this debate and for acknowledging the wonder that is north Staffordshire, and not least for acknowledging the brilliant work that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, and I am sure all colleagues give thanks that Northern Ireland and its people now live in peace. Can the Secretary of State tell us…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI congratulate all colleagues who have made their maiden speeches today. It is a massive relief once you have done it, so congratulations to them all. This is a really important…11 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireWill the hon. Member give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI will give way to another Staffordshire friend.05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I, too, pay tribute to the organisations in his constituency that do so much important work. I very much like the alliteration of…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireThank you, Mr Vickers, for calling me to speak again. I am grateful to the Minister for her response to this debate and to the points that a number of colleagues raised. I note…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI am grateful to my hon. Friend. The fact that my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) is sitting next to her speaks to the collective experience and…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI am winding up my remarks, Mr Vickers. My hon. Friend makes a really important point: a healthy workforce is an active workforce, and an active workforce will contribute to the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireThe hon. Member rightly talks about recycling rates in the United Kingdom. I noted in my remarks the example of Wales. Although we are very proud English MPs, it is important to…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments to me and my family. I was going to be a bit meaner to him than I may now be—I am my father’s son—but I do want to ask him two…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireIt is “under”—Newcastle-under-Lyme.05 Sept 2024