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HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeI congratulate my hon. Friend on her knee exercises this morning in giving way to us all. May I give voice to my constituent Eva from Newcastle-under-Lyme? She has been in touch…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseMy constituents will welcome the Minister’s clarity that China is indeed a threat. [ Interruption. ] Let me finish. Those threats to our national security take place not just…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption FacilityI thank my hon. Friend and her Committee for this important report. The effects of drug addiction and misuse hit communities hard in Scotland, as we have heard, but also in…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe forced adoption scandal has outraged people in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and up and down the country. This week I heard from Karen Constantine, who gave birth aged 15 in the late…11 Sept 2025HANSARDLife Sciences InvestmentI am very pleased that the Minister has confirmed and reiterated that the life sciences remain a priority in the industrial strategy. Keele University in Newcastle-under-Lyme is…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat CrisisI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his comments and to members of the Committee for looking at this important issue. I am very proud of the farmers in…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityMy hon. Friend talks about being a Greater Manchester MP, and Newcastle-under-Lyme and our part of Staffordshire are not too far away. I wonder whether she would support my calls…11 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. People in Crackley and Bradwell and right across Newcastle-under-Lyme are sick and tired of antisocial behaviour going untackled. I welcome the Government’s commitment to…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt was a very busy summer recess in Newcastle-under-Lyme, with 70 engagements in 34 days; my office was delighted to put me on the train on Monday. One of the highlights was…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose —04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, although the moment has passed slightly. I wanted to thank him for acknowledging the work of the PLP Back-Bench committee. I will happily bring…04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring Servicerose—04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, even if he chose my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) before me. I wish to congratulate the right…04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceWill the Minister give way?04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceI am grateful to the Minister for giving way and congratulate him and his husband on their recent marriage. I am just reading “The UK’s new approach to Africa: summary of…04 Sept 2025HANSARDProcedure CommitteeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his statement, and I am grateful to all Committee members. He will not be surprised to see me here in a statement on this issue. Colleagues…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer Adjournmentrose—22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentOne of the highlights of my first year has been being confused with the hon. Gentleman on several occasions, including being left with his dinner receipt in the Members’ dining…22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI join colleagues in remembering Sir David Amess. I want to acknowledge the death of my father-in-law last month. He was a wise, kind and decent man, and will be missed by us all.…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Changing Places ToiletsI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and I congratulate him on securing this important debate. It is typically human-focused, compassionate and decent, which sums him up in every…22 Jul 2025