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HANSARD Manchester Airport and the Local EconomyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing it. Although I do not…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure that my right hon. Friend, like me, has heard from many constituents over the last few weeks about the need to preserve monuments and statues around the country. I know…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningSchools in my constituency of Warrington South are some of the best in England, and I join my right hon. Friend in paying tribute to the work that heads, teachers and support…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBritish Food ProducersAs the Secretary of State will know, Cheshire is not just renowned for its crumbly cheese. Our new potatoes are on the menu at the world’s finest restaurants, and our salt is…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardNHS and domiciliary care workers in Warrington have been on the frontline of our national effort to control coronavirus. They have been there for every family in their time of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will know that the Competition and Markets Authority recently published its findings on the leasehold-selling scandal, which has affected constituents in a…25 Jun 2020HANSARDBritish Food ProducersWhat steps he is taking to promote British food producers.25 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI return to the topic covered by my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), although I am less of a finger-licker than he is. Many of my constituents in…25 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know only too well the challenges that local media, and local radio in particular, are facing. As chair of the all-party group that…22 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this is a test for Ofcom? This is the first time that Ofcom, in its role as a regulator of the BBC, will be able to look at what the BBC is…22 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageI also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for securing this very important debate. I speak as the chair of the all-party parliamentary media…22 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his statement. One of the frustrations I see in magistrates courts in Cheshire and Merseyside, particularly for victims, is when…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for that important contribution. Chester Zoo already has a programme in place to welcome members in the evening, but it wants non-members to go…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. It is vital that members of the community get behind our zoos, visit when they can and join the charitable foundations that underpin so many…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) on securing this brilliant debate, to which I am delighted to contribute. I hope Members will not mind if I…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI feel that I am missing out here because I am not a neighbour, but as my constituency is in Cheshire and my hon. Friend’s is in Staffordshire, I am almost a neighbour. I hope he…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresParents in my constituency have been in touch overnight to say how disappointed they were by a decision taken by local councillors yesterday afternoon not to open primary schools…08 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. My right hon. Friend will know that covid-19 has had a dramatic effect on local advertising and the media that that supports. Will he give an update on his Department’s work…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseDuring Mental Health Awareness Week, will the Secretary of State agree with me that local volunteer-led mental health groups meeting regularly on Zoom here in Warrington South,…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate this afternoon. May I associate myself with the comments made by the Paymaster General, my…12 May 2020