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HANSARDGrowth Deals1. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of growth deals on the Scottish economy.16 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeI am grateful for that response. Last week, I went to visit Sigma, a great local business in Warrington South, which has employed nine people under kickstart, and that has made a…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart Scheme2. What assessment he has made of the progress of the kickstart Scheme.15 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Trade BarriersBritish produce and food and drink are some of the best in the world, especially when they are made in the north-west of England. What steps are the Government taking to reduce…03 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia’s Attack on UkraineI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. I very much agree with her approach of allowing the independent regulator to make decisions about who broadcasts in this…03 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Trade Barriers2. What steps her Department has taken to reduce barriers to global trade for British businesses.03 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The nurses and doctors working at Warrington Hospital in my constituency provide selfless care for families living in some of the most deprived areas of England, where life…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagements15. The Government’s commitment to £25 million for a new electric bus fleet in Warrington will have a transformational effect on public transport across Warrington. Does the Prime…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) and to speak in this debate, because I spoke in the last such debate, and I was part of the Bill…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend came to my constituency to visit Thorn Cross prison and to look at the education taking place in that open prison. Does he agree that it is because of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Tennis CourtsTechnology is changing the way in which listeners tune in to their favourite radio stations. Will the Minister set out her plans to secure future access for UK radio stations to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI am delighted that the work of the Conservative police and crime commissioner in Cheshire is paying off, with more than 100 new officers in post already. Could the Minister tell…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. That is the purpose of this debate: to highlight to the Minister the concern that I and other Members around the country have that NHS…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsI understand what the Minister says. The way dentists are paid is not that dissimilar to the way MPs are paid: they get a chunk of money and have to pay their rent and pay their…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsI thank the Minister for setting out very clearly how dentists have come back to operate in their surgeries. As she mentions and as I said in my speech, dentists were asked just…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: many of the dentists I have spoken to say that working with these activity targets is like being on a treadmill. It wrongly puts the focus on…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. I spent Friday afternoon with a GP practice in Warrington South and heard from the doctor there about the work that is now undertaken…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsAll of us at some point will suffer from toothache. We would like to think that getting treatment through the NHS would be a relatively painless thing to achieve. Indeed, most of…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDentist Industry and NHS BacklogsI thank the Father of the House for his intervention, and I agree with him—the needle in a haystack analogy is absolutely right. In my role as a local MP, I am representing both…07 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment’s Education Catch-up and Mental Health Recovery ProgrammesI thank the Chair of the Education Committee for his excellent speech. I agree with him on many of the points he raises. As he knows, I chair the all-party parliamentary group for…03 Feb 2022