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HANSARDSpending Review: Northern Ireland ExecutiveWhether it is Stoke-on-Trent in the west midlands or the proud communities in Northern Ireland, the spending review anticipates helping to create good jobs and industrial…02 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI, too, welcome the commitment that was given from the Dispatch Box on the removal of clause 5, but I wonder whether my hon. Friend shares my hope that, when the Minister sums up…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryThe shadow Secretary of State mentioned Moorcroft in Stoke. A small glimmer of light in what is otherwise a rather gloomy story is the rescue of that company by Will Moorcroft,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsIt is a testament to my hon. Friend’s popularity that we are all here this evening supporting him on a really important issue. Whether it is Bambury Street in Sandford Hill,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDefence Sector Exports4. What steps he is taking to support defence sector exports.30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. North Staffordshire Tri Service and Veterans Support Centre does a wonderful job supporting veterans across Stoke-on-Trent, but all too often, it finds that the military…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Glastonbury Festival: BBC CoverageAs well as the despicable chants, the monologue that preceded them by the artist in question clearly drew on the influence of Jewish power in music, an age-old antisemitic trope.…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDefence Sector ExportsIt is welcome news that MOD is committed to the establishment of a defence exports office. Will the Minister set out what this will mean at home for jobs in constituencies such as…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI thank the Minister for that explanation, but hypothetically there exists a circumstance in which the Home Secretary could deprive an individual of their citizenship, that…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI accept the Minister’s point that this is a very narrow Bill, but is he able to tell the House how many individuals who currently have an appeal that has not yet been heard, and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformPresumably, the outcome of the Timms review will require some form of primary legislation to enact the changes to the system that will come from the Department for Work and…30 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyCeramics UK has described today’s modern industrial strategy as disappointing and, candidly, I share the sector’s disappointment. The one reference to ceramics in the strategy is…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate, and I think the fact that so many Members are in the Chamber for an Adjournment debate shows the importance of this subject.…18 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportFurther to the quite pertinent comment from the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), this country’s broken social care system for children is potentially creating future…16 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeMy constituent Robert Ferguson echoes many of the points made by the constituent of the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) about the difference between families who worked…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillStoke-on-Trent does not have an airport, but we do use Manchester airport quite a lot, so while the Minister is sitting next to the Transport Secretary on the Front Bench, could…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillFor the benefit of younger Members, Bobby Davro was a comedian.11 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI genuinely welcome the significant investment in city regions around our country that the Chief Secretary has been able to announce. Stoke-on-Trent does not have a combined…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time .04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I wish to speak briefly to new clause 1, which is a probing amendment that seeks to establish a couple of facts. I will start, however, by thanking the Minister for his time…04 Jun 2025