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HANSARD Advanced Ceramics Industry: North StaffordshireMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about sovereign capability. Does she agree that a nation of Britain’s standing simply cannot depend on foreign powers for materials…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Advanced Ceramics Industry: North StaffordshireI am really pleased that my hon. Friend has talked about tableware as well as advanced ceramics. She mentioned Wedgwood, and in my constituency we have names such as Moorcroft…03 Dec 2025HANSARDJammu and KashmirStoke-on-Trent is home to one of the largest Kashmiri communities in the UK, and many of my constituents are deeply worried by the continuing restrictions on civil liberties,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir13. What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Jammu and Kashmir.02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI speak in this debate having listened to the real voices of people across Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove, away from the Westminster bubble and media frenzy. For too many of…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn) on securing this important debate. In…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeIn Stoke-on-Trent, under the leadership of Councillors Wazir and Ashworth, we have had the successful IDIOT—illegal dumping in our towns—campaign. As a result, we have seen the…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyThis is about fairness. My constituents across Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove are good, kind and compassionate people, and we have a proud tradition of supporting those who…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformIn Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, proposals have been put forward to take our incredibly hard-working police community support officers off the beat during the evenings. I am…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesIt is a solemn honour to speak. Today we pause to not only remember the fallen, but renew our duty to ensuring that their courage, sacrifice and legacy are never forgotten. In…11 Nov 2025HANSARD A50/A500 CorridorThe point has been made that constituents get stuck trying to get to high-quality, well-paid jobs along the A50 corridor. I have residents in Kidsgrove, Mill Hill and Talke who…20 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth Services: Local Authority Statutory Duties10. What steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities fulfil their statutory duties in the delivery of youth services.16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth Services: Local Authority Statutory DutiesI know the Minister will join me in welcoming the recent £600,000 investment to improve the offer for young people in Stoke-on-Trent. With the upcoming review of arm’s length…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPavement ParkingOn Sunnyside Avenue in Tunstall in my Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove constituency, a particular issue with pavement parking occurs outside Mill Hill primary academy, where…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, 6 Towns Radio, a community radio station broadcasting to the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme celebrates its 15th birthday. Will the Leader of the…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Housing: North StaffordshireWe have certainly talked about the brownfield-first approach being taken. As I alluded to earlier, one of the issues in Stoke-on-Trent is that we have a number of historic and…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Housing: North StaffordshireMy hon. Friend is right to mention historic and heritage buildings. Across Stoke-on-Trent we have many such buildings that have been left vacant for far too long. With the right…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseKidsgrove post office has been closed for over six months now, and residents have been left without vital services. The Post Office will not tell residents why it was closed so…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareBack in the early 2000s, I worked for Labour’s incredible Sure Start children’s centres in my constituency of Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove. With Labour back in office, we…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is an absolute honour to speak in my first Sir David Amess Adjournment debate. Sir David, as we all know, worked tirelessly for his constituents. He set the right example for…22 Jul 2025