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HANSARDWater 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 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceOn the point about focusing on the things that councils do best, Warrington Borough Council has borrowed more than £2 billion and is now acting as a lending house to commercial…08 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanMay I take my right hon. Friend back to the response he gave to the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) about Warrington Hospital? That A&E unit is incredibly under…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI pay tribute to my constituents, the Grogan family, in particular Sarah, a teacher at Cobbs Infant School in Appleton. She has been in touch with me to tell me about her…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal Servicesrose —10 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesThank you, Sir Gary. Occasionally, sitting on the Government Benches, I wonder whether I am going to get in on a debate, but today I have. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresI spent Friday morning at Warrington Hospital to see the challenges that A&E department staff are facing. One senior clinician said to me that it was the busiest he had seen it in…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I agree with my right hon. Friend’s assessment that Channel 4’s current business model is too rigid. Changing the publisher-broadcaster model will mean that Channel 4 can sell…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentBefore we enter the Christmas recess, I want to take the opportunity to look at some of the progress that we have made in the last 12 months in Warrington South and at some of the…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Costs: Fiscal SupportI have heard from many voluntary groups in Warrington South, including organisations, such as the Scouts and Guides, that provide important extra-curricular activities for young…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Costs: Fiscal Support17. What recent fiscal steps his Department has taken to support families with the cost of energy bills.20 Dec 2022HANSARD Bus Routes: Local ConsultationI am delighted that my hon. Friend has secured this debate today. Warrington has recently seen about £42 million investment in its bus services. When I post on social media and…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. and learned Friend will know that Warrington, as a new town, has seen thousands and thousands of homes built in the last 50 years. It is currently in the process of…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesMay I clarify a point that my right hon. Friend has just made? I think she said that the Standards Committee had not looked at the independent complaints system. That is because,…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI am grateful for the way in which the Government have moved on many aspects of the report by the Committee on Standards, but I hope that the Leader of the House agrees that there…12 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioThis is a message that we need to send not only to the BBC, but to the regulator, Ofcom. The service licences under which BBC local radio operates are so woolly that, frankly,…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth), and I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI heard what the Minister said about weekday services. The point I made earlier was that, on many stations, the peak of the week is Sunday morning, which is a fundamentally…08 Dec 2022HANSARDHospital Bed Capacity2. What steps his Department is taking to increase hospital bed capacity.06 Dec 2022