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HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI thank the Minister for her initial remarks in response to this debate. I echo the point she made about the leadership being shown by Stoke-on-Trent. I dearly wish that…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI beg to move, That this House has considered waste crime in Staffordshire. It is a pleasure to speak in my first Westminster Hall debate as the Member of Parliament for…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireYou never forget your first time with the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)—there we are. My wife is indeed from Northern Ireland—but we will stop that one there. I am,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmployment RightsI thank the Minister for setting out just how much this Government are on the side of workers in our country. Can I ask him to gently remind the Secretary of State that there is a…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights10. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen employment rights.05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI will give way to my neighbour.05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireIn a parliamentary context, I feel that I have come of age, having been intervened on by the hon. Member—05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireMy hon. Friend rightly speaks of the importance of cross-agency working to get those issues addressed. I represent a number of farmers in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and I know that my…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB LegacyMy hon. Friend is making an important and impressive speech, and I commend her for it. I agree with her that legacy is really important. The Paris Olympics have made me almost as…03 Sept 2024HANSARDSudanYesterday I heard from two Sudanese doctors who were born in Sudan but live in my constituency, and who are rightly and understandably very worried indeed. We have heard from the…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB LegacyI welcome the Minister to her place in the first Westminster Hall debate since her appointment. I welcome the Sport England funding she just referred to, but I urge her to make…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB LegacyJim wants to play.03 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineI welcome the strength and detail of the Minister’s statement. My constituents stand very firmly with the people of Ukraine. Last night, I met a man called Alex, a Ukrainian who…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI welcome the Minister to her place. If you will indulge me, Madam Deputy Speaker, I suspect that the Minister will want to note, as I do, the passing of Nicky Gavron, who was a…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris). May I say what a pleasure it is to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker? You have made…29 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.29 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the Home Secretary for that answer. My constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme raise crime and antisocial behaviour with me almost daily, which is why they welcome…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI send my best wishes to John as he approaches his retirement. I first met him in 2009 as a Member of the UK Youth Parliament—now I am here and he is leaving. Newcastle-under-Lyme…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. The CrowdStrike outage this week showed how reliant we are on digital infrastructure. What will the Minister do to reassure people in Newcastle-under-Lyme that Britain will…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireOn the impact on local people, I wonder whether the hon. Member is, like me, very concerned about the proposals of the Conservative-run Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council to…24 Jul 2024