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HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for securing this incredibly important debate. He has described in his very good speech how inconsistency can occur across different…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresThe towns of Stoke, Longton and Fenton in my constituency will soon have no banking facilities at all. Link’s assessment of a banking hub is that it considers an hour’s bus…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresI thank the Minister for that point. His brief reference to access to cash is vital, but the word that was missing was “free”: access to free cash. One of the by-products of the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Member give way?25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I thank the Secretary of State for being so generous with her time. I absolutely support her ambition of ensuring that we have the skills for the jobs of the future. Will she say…25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]The figure in Stoke-on-Trent is even more stark, with 22% of young people not in education, employment or training. We have a wonderful ecosystem of colleges, with Stoke sixth…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. These points are obviously going to come from Conservative Members. Have they read the comments of the noble Lord Winston in the other…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWill the shadow Home Secretary give way?10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI was in opposition when we had ferocious debates about Brexit, and Conservative Members used words like “surrender”, “traitors” and “weak”. The shadow Home Secretary is now doing…10 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceNo, I will not give way. We have heard plenty from the hon. Gentleman over the last several minutes. He needs to think less about detaching his constituency from Bradford and more…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceHow on earth does one follow that? I just wish that the hon. Gentleman had spoken up so we could all hear him. He made points about councils raising council tax, selling assets…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceStoke-on-Trent will get £8 million from the recovery grant, and we are the fifth poorest city in the country. The hon. Member and I want to see services in our communities funded,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way—I did enjoy my time on the Public Accounts Committee. For two years, I led a small shire district council. We were often told that there…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceUnder the formula that has been proposed and on which we will vote this evening, Stoke-on-Trent city council will receive a recovery grant of £8.2 million. I hope that the shadow…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He is one of the more reasonable of his party’s Front Benchers—not that he needs my praise. Between 2010 and 2024, Stoke-on-Trent city…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportNot deliberately.05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In today’s Prime Minister’s questions, the Leader of the Opposition alleged that a donor to my party was funding a court case…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The shadow Minister suggested that I had misled the House, by suggesting that what I said was not true. I would like to be absolutely…05 Feb 2025