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HANSARDMiddle EastNow really is the moment when we all do need some hope, as the task of helping people to rebuild their homes and communities is truly daunting. To allow for reconstruction of…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentI thank my hon. Friend for this important debate. He notes that crime and antisocial behaviour is an issue that can put off people coming to our town centres. I hear the point…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFuture Earnings: Impact of Socioeconomic Disadvantage10. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the potential impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on future earnings.18 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture Earnings: Impact of Socioeconomic DisadvantageMerry Christmas to you and yours, Mr Speaker. There is a clear link between low household income and poorer educational outcomes leading to reduced future earnings. In…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2021 in my constituency, a six-year-old girl, Sharlotte-Sky Naglis, was killed after being hit by a speeding driver who was on drugs and was drunk. The driver spent 11 weeks in…05 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ6. In Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove we are proud of our beautiful historic buildings. However, many of them lie dormant and blight our proud towns. Will the Prime Minister outline…04 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable HousingIn Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove there are many historic buildings that are lying dormant, and they have done so for a very long time. What steps will the Chancellor take to help…03 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable Housing2. What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the supply of affordable housing.03 Dec 2024HANSARDFood BanksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing this important debate.…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on securing this important…13 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am really pleased to follow the excellent maiden speech by my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell), and I look…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityMy hon. Friend talked about driving instructors, and there is also a significant backlog in the driving tests required to qualify as a driving instructor. Does he agree that it is…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI extend my birthday wishes to the Leader of the House. One of my Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove constituents recently told me about the difficulty they were having in…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. Will he join me in recognising the excellent work done by organisations across our area to help young people access…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?09 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOver the recess, I met the Hubb Foundation in Stoke-on-Trent, which has delivered yet another fantastic holiday activities and food programme over the summer. I have seen the…12 Sept 2024