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HANSARD Green Book ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) for securing this timely debate. It is a…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing this debate. As my hon.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDCommunity HospitalsA new state-of-the-art surgical centre is set to open at the Victoria infirmary in Northwich in the next few weeks. The new facility will be a centre of excellence and a regional…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Down syndrome. I congratulate the right…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for securing and so ably leading this debate.…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessI congratulate the hon. Member on his work on the station in his constituency. In my constituency, Northwich station has been without a step-free crossing since 2013, when the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I welcome the plans brought forward last week to provide money off for people living near new energy infrastructure. Does the Minister agree that this is yet another thing…18 Mar 2025HANSARDRegional Improvement for Standards and Excellence TeamsIn my area, the Government have identified six stuck schools in Cheshire East and two in Cheshire West. Can the Secretary of State explain the support that will be made available…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRegional Improvement for Standards and Excellence Teams3. What progress her Department has made on establishing regional improvement for standards and excellence teams.10 Mar 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme5. What recent progress he has made on establishing an infected blood compensation scheme.06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I had the privilege of opening the new block at Sir John Deane’s sixth-form college in Northwich. It was revealed at the event that the Sixth Form Colleges Association…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeLast year, I was contacted by a constituent who tragically lost her husband to infected blood and I am continuing to support her. There is an understandable lack of trust between…06 Mar 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) on continuing to keep this…25 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI am delighted that five schools in my constituency—Hartford Manor, Over Hall, Winsford High Street, Victoria Road and St Joseph’s—will be among the first to offer breakfast…24 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on securing this important debate…12 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health ServicesI am regularly contacted by constituents who are concerned that their children are not receiving the mental health care they need. Having met GPs in Winsford, I know that there…11 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionThe laser focus on stuck schools will be incredibly important for the life chances of children who have been failed for too long. I am pleased that the Government are putting…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHumanist marriage has been legal in Scotland for 20 years but continues to wait to be legalised in England and Wales. The Law Commission made recommendations two years ago on…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. This morning I visited Cledford primary school in Middlewich to speak in their school assembly. During my visit, the headteacher proudly showed me the school-based nursery…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI would rather not, as so many Members are looking to speak. By safeguarding our ecosystems, we not only protect wildlife but enhance our own quality of life. Healthy ecosystems…24 Jan 2025