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HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingThank you, Mr Dowd, for calling me to speak—and for saving the best until last. I am also grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for securing…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingI am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for her intervention. She is absolutely correct to talk about the importance of not just our local college but of…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcible Removal of ChildrenUsing children in this way is sick—there is no other word for it. The people of Newcastle-under-Lyme opened their homes, they spoke out, they spoke up and they stood with the…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Children with Serious Neurological ConditionsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. May I put to him the importance of communication? He has just touched on the many cases of families going to a million and one…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, from one Adam to another. I want to give a shout out to ME Group Staffordshire, which does wonderful work in supporting my…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on his excellent opening speech. In June this year, my father-in-law, Adrian Lawther, died after living…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI could not have put that better myself. In Newcastle-under-Lyme, hundreds of local people live with Parkinson’s, and that number is rising. It is a life-altering disease that…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. In the interests of peace and togetherness, I will not take it personally that he chose to take an intervention earlier from my hon.…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesOn that point, will the Minister give way?11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. My constituents are grateful for the Government’s work to get our national health service back on track. Our local Royal Stoke university hospital is doing better but there is…04 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictMany people impacted by the troubles continue to live with the pain, trauma and grief of war. The previous Government’s approach to legacy was rendered essentially useless…03 Nov 2025HANSARDCare LeaversI join my hon. Friend in welcoming the Minister to his place. Just this morning on my way down here, I visited the Newcastle-under-Lyme jobcentre, where I met the brilliant staff…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Protection of CiviliansI am grateful to my experienced right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) for her urgent question. As the grandson of a proud Jamaican, I am grateful to the…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn recent days, a number of women who have been out in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre have reported being spiked. That is both criminal and evil, and does not reflect the town…30 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I followed him when I gave my maiden speech and it is good to see him in his place. Does it not say everything that…28 Oct 2025HANSARDSupporting Freedom of Religion or Belief Abroad2. What assessment the Church of England has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s policies on supporting freedom of religion or belief in other countries.16 Oct 2025HANSARDSupporting Freedom of Religion or Belief AbroadAnglicans in Newcastle-under-Lyme will very much welcome the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury and will be praying for her—as the first woman in the role, she has…16 Oct 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel Poverty7. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount on levels of fuel poverty.14 Oct 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel PovertyI congratulate the Minister on being freed from the Government Whips Office and welcome him to his position on the Front Bench. I commend the Government on extending the warm home…14 Oct 2025HANSARDSafety of the A500 Audley slip roadI am grateful to my constituency neighbours and near-neighbours, my hon. Friends the Members for Crewe and Nantwich (Connor Naismith), for Congleton (Sarah Russell), for…14 Oct 2025