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HANSARDLeasehold ReformIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton), and I am pleased to be able to speak in today’s debate because this issue is very relevant for my…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Competition and Markets Authority investigated the practices of Persimmon Homes and reached a settlement with the company. However,…23 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWill the hon. Lady give way?17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI echo the comments of my colleagues who have welcomed the Bill. The Minister will know that the DMU will be regulating a highly specialised area and that detailed knowledge of…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingI welcome the Government’s announcement today on the extension to the £2 capped fare. The Minister very kindly visited Warrington earlier this year. He saw the transformation of…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIt is a pleasure to be called to speak on Second Reading of this important and much anticipated piece of legislation. I will start by making one or two comments from a consumer…17 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI recently spent a Saturday morning with Chris Borroughs, the sub-postmaster of a small post office in Latchford. It was very clear to me that the post office is the first port of…10 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Manchester ship canal runs right through the middle of my constituency. There are three main A-roads crossing it, in addition to the M6 Thelwall viaduct, which opened 60 years…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSt Rocco’s Hospice in Warrington provides invaluable palliative and end-of-life care for families. However, the charities that run hospices around the UK are finding it incredibly…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI commend my right hon. Friend for the way in which he and his team have worked to find solutions with other trade unions, particularly the nurses. None the less, the 96-hour…30 Mar 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs well as wishing you a happy Easter, Madam Deputy Speaker, may I wish you a happy Cheshire day, on 30 March, when we celebrate the great people, businesses and traditions of a…30 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionI welcome the alternative provision implementation plan that the Minister has outlined, particularly the focus on early intervention. As she knows, many of the children who end up…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateI agree fully with my right hon. Friend when he says getting the detail right is vital in this process. I am pleased with the tone he has taken in his comments about being willing…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHydrogen Sector: North-west England16. What steps his Department is taking to support the development of the hydrogen sector in the north-west.28 Feb 2023HANSARDHydrogen Sector: North-west EnglandMy Warrington South constituency is home to one of the largest aluminium can recycling plants in the UK. It takes used beverage cans and turns them into brand new cars. It is…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Leaseholders and Managing AgentsThis is a brief intervention. I have invited many of my hon. Friend’s predecessors to Warrington South. None have made it, because they have not been in position for long enough…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Leaseholders and Managing AgentsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner). I agreed with pretty much everything he said. I am delighted to speak in this debate, because the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDReading Standards4. What steps her Department is taking to improve reading standards.27 Feb 2023HANSARDReading StandardsI was at Park Road Community Primary School in Warrington on Friday morning, seeing phonics in action. Studies have shown that 80% of children with dyslexia do not have the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceThe Minister knows that the River Mersey flows through the middle of Warrington—she has been to see it for herself—and I was struck recently by the comments of a local resident…21 Feb 2023