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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]Yes, that is in Staffordshire, as my hon. Friend says. There are factories in Newcastle-under-Lyme as well. We are, however, seeing a proliferation of companies that seek to pass…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]As always, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. We in Stoke-on-Trent can talk at length about that pride, but I will not do so today, I promise, although we can talk about our…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Just for the record, some of the tableware in the Members’ Dining Room is in fact German. I hope everyone will get behind a campaign…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Lady for her kind words about the amendment and the work that my colleagues are doing. My only point is that the final paragraph under subsection (7) of new…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. C lause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 4 Labelling for UK-produced or manufactured products “(1) The Secretary of State must establish…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The Minister rightly points out that the Bill will allow for new regulations to come on board to keep us safe, but the safety element of that comes about through the enforcement…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I have sat through many similar debates about communities that have challenges. They are often cathartic but also a…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesI have always found the hon. Gentleman to be a diligent shadow Minister, and I appreciate him taking this intervention. He mentioned levelling up, and Stoke-on-Trent was one of…04 Jun 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman served as the chief of staff to Baroness May, who was the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister at different points. Is he honestly saying that he does not bear…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe point made by the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) was about day one rights, but that right is to stop unfair dismissal from day one. Is it now the…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWill the hon. Member give way?13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitSadly, high energy prices are a result of the policy of the hon. Gentleman’s Government, who had four industrial strategies, all of which promised significant help for the…13 May 2025HANSARDStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board: Waiting TimesI thank the Minister for her answer, and recognise the Herculean effort the Department is making to reduce waiting times, particularly in Stoke-on-Trent, but one cancer patient…06 May 2025HANSARDStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board: Waiting Times12. What discussions he has had with Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent integrated care board on patient waiting times.06 May 2025HANSARD Energy Prices: Energy-intensive IndustriesTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the Government’s approach to reducing energy prices for energy-intensive industries.01 May 2025HANSARD Energy Prices: Energy-intensive IndustriesI thank the Minister for her engagement on this issue, because she has genuinely and authentically tried to look for a way forward. When my hon. Friends the Members for…01 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Wherever possible, I think we should buy British, and that obviously starts with buying British-made ceramics. May I encourage the Department of Business and Trade to support…01 May 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss, and a pleasure to see so many of my county neighbours, not least those who border my constituency: my hon. Friend…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionThe Kashmiri community in Stoke-on-Trent will have condemned the appalling atrocities taking place last Tuesday, but that condemnation will have quickly turned to fear and anxiety…29 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThe very best!25 Apr 2025