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HANSARDFlood Resilience4. What progress the floods resilience taskforce has made on protecting at-risk communities from flooding.14 Nov 2024HANSARDFlood ResilienceI also send my best wishes to the citizens of Valencia and the surrounding region. As the Secretary of State knows very well, the village of Upper Tean is frequently affected by…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for securing this important debate. I want…13 Nov 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI congratulate all Members who have made their maiden speeches today, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Beckenham and Penge (Liam Conlon), who expressed his wish to…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI want to take a moment to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) for inviting me to the Staffordshire Black Business Network’s great event the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI most certainly will, and I thank my hon. Friend for her fantastic intervention. That work takes more than just one month. From Monienne Stone’s work with the Staffordshire Film…24 Oct 2024HANSARDStrengthening National Resilience19. What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.24 Oct 2024HANSARDStrengthening National ResilienceIf we are to ensure that the UK is resilient to the potential threats that face our country, it is vital that people who work to bring communities together and keep us safe are…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThe village of Upper Tean, which the Secretary of State may remember, has experienced flooding, burst drains, and sewage flooding into rivers and streams, killing them, for many…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorI thank the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) for bringing forward this fantastic and important debate. I will keep my comments to one issue: the importance of…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Higher Education: StaffordshireI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and promoting my ex-employer, Keele University, which is an interest I declare. I recently had the great honour of visiting the…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseRecently, a lovely constituent of mine spoke to me about the serious drug shortages affecting Creon 25000, which he needs to treat his condition of pancreatic enzyme…12 Sept 2024HANSARDSEND Provision8. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services.09 Sept 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionLast week, I visited Expert Citizens in Stoke-on-Trent, where people with lived experience of using public services help to inform system redesign. Many of my constituents across…09 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireFurther to what my hon. Friend has said, we have to think about the involvement of other agencies. In Staffordshire, and I am sure elsewhere, fly-tipping and the illegal dumping…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireGiven the difficult economic situation the country is in, does my right hon. Friend agree that although cost and finances are an important consideration, we must be careful of…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireMy constituency of Stoke-on-Trent South adjoins my hon. Friend’s, and the smell from Walleys Quarry has extended into the Northwood region of my constituency, which itself has…05 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformMany of my constituents in Stoke-on-Trent South have contacted me in the past few weeks, including those from Blythe Bridge, telling me how the archaic fleecehold system has left…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold Reform8. What steps she plans to take to reform the leasehold system.02 Sept 2024