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HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]There seem to be an awful lot of David Attenborough TikTok videos, but it is not him. I wonder whether this measure will apply to personality rights, and about the definition of a…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Right, so can I push it further?07 May 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages (Leigh Ingham) for securing the debate. In…29 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageThe Minister will remember that I recently raised with her the concerns of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust regarding the fines issued to Severn Trent Water in 2024 for its huge…23 Apr 2025HANSARDFemale OffendersI have been very concerned to hear first-hand reports of female prisoners being handcuffed during childbirth, sometimes to male officers. Does the Minister agree that there should…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillWhile I acknowledge that the updated Sentencing Council guidelines attempted to address inequalities in the criminal justice system, we must maintain the principle of equality…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Coalfields Regeneration TrustAs my hon. Friend says, John Prescott founded the Coalfields Regeneration Trust under the previous Labour Government, championing community wealth building in former coalfield…22 Apr 2025HANSARDFemale Offenders1. What steps her Department is taking to support female offenders.22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Goodwin International, which is building a multimillion-pound production unit in Newstead in Stoke-on-Trent South, creating up to…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceI thank the Secretary of State for introducing this important debate. Improving our roads and highways is a critical mission for this Labour Government and will help to deliver…07 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI am conscious that my former colleagues at NHS England will be concerned about today’s announcement, but I am very confident that the Secretary of State will do all he can to…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSmall Business SupportAs the Secretary of State is aware, the ceramics industry, including in my constituency of Stoke-on-Trent South, is facing immense competition from imported counterfeit goods.…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSmall Business Support14. What steps his Department is taking to support small businesses.13 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have been working for several months to help a number of my constituents get the wheelchairs they need to have good-quality, independent lives. While I understand that it is the…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI declare that I am a proud member of Unison, and I refer the House to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I rise to speak in support of this…12 Mar 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsI of course agree with my hon. Friend. I am of course aware that we are speaking during the holy month of Ramadan. This is a time of deep reflection when it is very apt that we…05 Mar 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) for securing this important debate. Many of my…05 Mar 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsCan I at least ask that, in any interactions with the Indian Government, Ministers push for the prosecution of men who use rape and sexual violence as tools of oppression? They…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Minister agree that investment in the fifty500 midlands growth corridor will provide an excellent opportunity to deliver this Labour Government’s mission for growth and…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI rise not just as a member of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee or as co-chair of the APPG on artificial intelligence, but as an academic with first-hand…27 Jan 2025