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HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI pay tribute to the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for all the work she has done and the courage she has shown to get us to this point. I think I am right in saying…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI will not, because a lot of Members are trying to get in, and I want to make sure that everyone has a chance to speak. I am convinced that to tackle this challenge, we must…24 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has said, there are 160,000 children in temporary accommodation, and in many cases the definition of “temporary” is being stretched…20 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for his persistence in securing this debate. The right hon. Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke) talked…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Crewe Railway StationOne destination that people cannot currently get to from Crewe is Middlewich in my constituency. Middlewich is about eight and a half miles from Crewe, and its population has…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Crewe Railway StationMy hon. Friend is being extremely generous in giving way. He makes an excellent point about the state of Crewe station. I have spoken to business leaders who had been considering…20 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityThe hon. Lady makes a fair point. We are certainly at the start of the journey, not the end, so there is more to do to get the issue under control. I will highlight the importance…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes) on securing and ably leading this…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityThe previous Government cut the environmental protection budget for the Environment Agency from £170 million in 2009-10 to £76 million in 2019-20. Does the shadow Minister accept…15 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanAt the risk of disagreeing with some of my colleagues, it is surely Mid Cheshire that is leading the way on AI innovation in the north-west; we have a number of companies working…13 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. Antisocial behaviour affects the very fabric of our neighbourhoods. The problem not only impacts the lives and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI absolutely agree. Primary school children, who typically wear polo shirts, need five days’ worth, plus PE kit. This measure will make an enormous difference. Although it has…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Gentleman talks about putting power into teachers’ hands. Is he aware of the number of teachers who have been so radicalised by the Conservatives’ reforms that they now…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourWhere I would agree is that a house builder might well release a lot of section 106 properties at the same time, the effect of which could be that, when people are at the top of…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Gentleman has talked a lot about what we do about antisocial behaviour after we have discovered that it is taking place, and there is an awful lot of emphasis on what the…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourWell, I disagree. It is important to look at this holistically and consider the wider support system we need to put in place when we place people in social housing in the first…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThis Bill is a landmark piece of legislation that not only demonstrates ambition but takes tangible action to keep children safe, improve educational standards and make families…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCheshire is leading the way in CCUS, whether it is in hydrogen production, where it is providing the means of transition as a new industry is established, or in hard-to-abate…17 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionThe biggest issues holding back economic growth in Mid Cheshire are long-term under-investment in our transport infrastructure and the lack of a joined-up skills agenda, working…16 Dec 2024