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HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesIn Stoke-on-Trent, £11 is spent per young person per year on youth services. In inner London, the figure is £111. Meanwhile, Staffordshire police is one of a handful of forces…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a proud Stokey, I cannot wait to celebrate our city centenary on 5 June alongside my fellow residents. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Councillor Jane…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe good people of Kidsgrove were promised significant improvements to their town as part of the Kidsgrove town deal. However, Simon Tagg, the Conservative leader of…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Coalfields Regeneration TrustMy hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is making an excellent case about the work of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In Stoke-on-Trent North, in…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceIt is telling that in today’s debate we have five or six Staffordshire MPs debating this matter, and I wonder whether my hon. Friend would agree that that speaks to how let down…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceWill my hon. Friend give way?07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceWhen constituents talk to me about what matters most in their day-to-day lives, roads come up time and again. Whether travelling to work, doing the school run or getting to vital…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Residents from Newchapel and Butt Lane in my constituency of Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove recently contacted me about inconsiderate pavement…03 Apr 2025HANSARD School-based Nursery Capital GrantsWe started out with six Conservative Members, which we can divide by two to get the number now left on their Benches. Given their track record in this field, perhaps the rest have…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I warmly thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) for securing this important…27 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing such an important debate. We have seen some of…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is no surprise that under a Labour Government hospital waiting lists have fallen for five months in a row. At Royal Stoke university hospital, which brilliantly serves my…27 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesMore than one in three five-year-olds in Stoke-on-Trent has tooth decay. That is the worst rate in the west midlands and is 10% above the national average. Children in deprived…25 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental Services10. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.25 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI warmly welcome the steps being taken to streamline the system and get more homes built. That, of course, includes social and affordable housing. Does the Secretary of State…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me start by extending my deepest condolences to the shadow Leader of the House. Clearly, his father was a remarkable man. Stoke-on-Trent has a rich history reflected in the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDFly-tipping14. What steps he is taking to tackle fly-tipping.20 Mar 2025HANSARDFly-tippingFly-tipping is a blight on our communities, but in Stoke-on-Trent, our Labour-led council has worked tirelessly to turn things around. Under the Conservatives, residents were…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Supported Internship ProvisionThere is a lot of talk about Asda, and I pay tribute to the Asda in Tunstall in my constituency of Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove, which has an excellent supported internship…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Disabled People into WorkChristopher, a resident of Talke in my constituency, was badly let down by a flawed PIP assessment—one that lacked basic humanity and empathy. With reports of welfare reforms in…17 Mar 2025