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HANSARD Business of the HouseIn June, Warrington Council introduced a low-traffic neighbourhood zone in the Latchford area of my constituency—an area that is totally unsuitable, because it is constrained to…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat steps is the Minister taking to ensure that UK radio listeners are able to find British broadcasters, including the BBC and commercial radio, in a world where access through…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) in wishing all members of the Hindu community in Warrington South a very happy Diwali. I recently met with many…20 Oct 2022HANSARD StandardsI want to put on record my thanks to the lay members on the Committee. It is a unique Select Committee in Parliament and lay members—members of the public who are selected—play an…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: DiagnosisIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), and I congratulate the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) on securing…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing the sitting to be extended for Members who want to pay their tribute. I know that I speak on behalf of all my constituents in Warrington South…09 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastI am grateful to the Minister for her update. I, too, met Avanti representatives last week. They told me that they had reduced the number of trains from Euston from nine to four…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareI know that the Secretary of State is aware of the pressures that Warrington Hospital has been under through the summer, particularly the wait times. I am grateful that he…05 Sept 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentJust a few moments ago, one of colleagues of the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard) talked about Tory hooliganism. The definition of hooliganism is the SNP trying to…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Water Levels in the Sankey CanalI start by congratulating my neighbour, the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) on securing this debate, and I have to say I agree with pretty much everything he has said. While…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Water Levels in the Sankey CanalWe currently have a tale of two canals, however. In Warrington, where the funding has been granted by the local authority, there is water in the canal; in Halton, where the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State join me in congratulating the team at Penketh High School on its ever improving standards? Ofsted recently improved its rating of the school, there was…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackThe hon. Lady is making an interesting speech. There are, of course, two elements to unpaid work—the punitive element and rehabilitation—so two levels of sentencing are imposed:…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I sat as a magistrate in a breach court in Merseyside last week, hearing from the probation service on cases that it had not been possible to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. My constituents in Chapelford, Penketh, Great Sankey and Appleton all tell me that they want to see more police officers tackling issues such as antisocial behaviour, domestic…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersWill the Minister talk about the changes to Friday release that have been announced? Having visited several prisons, it has always struck me that there are virtually no support…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersWe have similar experiences in Cheshire. The police and crime commissioner, John Dwyer, reported just this week that Cheshire is in line to have more officers than ever before in…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsI heard the point made by the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle). Could the Minister clarify that, if that Select Committee should wish to appoint an…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersMy hon. Friend knows that I sit as a magistrate. My hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) said that Members of this House do not necessarily sentence, but I…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersThe Committee visited the same prison I did, and highlighted the outstanding work at Thorn Cross. Businesses such as Timpson ensure that, when people leave prison, they have a…21 Jun 2022