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HANSARD Ceramics IndustryWill the hon. Lady give way briefly on gas?06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryWe have heard a lot from the hon. Lady’s party about its cheap power plan. Is it her intention that gas drilled from the North sea would be specifically ringfenced and sold at a…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryWill the Minister give way on that point?06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryThe hon. Gentleman rightly points out the Indian trade deal. He is right about the environmental and economic impact, but there is also the social impact. Too many factories…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for participating in this debate.…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryGiven that the Minister asked that he be informed of problems, the investigation process for calculating injury is incredibly arduous. In the last investigation, only two…06 Jul 2026HANSARDAccess to Further EducationI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am a governor at the City of Stoke-on-Trent sixth-form college and the Abbey Hill…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAccess to Further EducationI appreciate that this is the responsibility of our noble Friend in the other place, but if the Minister’s officials could write with an answer, I would be grateful. It is…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHospitality SectorTitanic Brewery, based in Stoke-on-Trent, makes a fabulous pint—I highly recommend the plum porter. However, the Minister will know that as an independent brewery, access to…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityThe Minister mentioned the super-charger scheme and the impact for glass manufacturers. I know the super-charger scheme is not her Department, but it is only for frontier…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI will be brief, because I know something else is happening this evening that others want to engage in. I am not entirely sure what that is, but apparently it is quite popular. I…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI am sorry to detain the House. I am not sure if a try has been scored yet, but I am sure somebody will find out—01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI genuinely thank the Minister for being generous with her time. On the idea of a post-implementation review, is there a way of looking at the time that businesses have to spend…01 Jul 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsAs part of that densification process, I encourage the Minister to look at living accommodation in town centres and on our high streets. There are examples in Hanley, in…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsThe other point that I want to raise—this is the small part of the hon. Member’s speech that I agree with—is that those places also tend to have people who are in indentured work…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) on securing this debate. When he was talking about the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDAntisemitismI welcome the Minister’s comment that no Jewish person should have to change what they wear or how they go about their life, but she will know that this is exactly what is…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceThe hon. Gentleman made a big claim about “pro-Israel donors”; could he clarify what he actually meant by that? Does he have a particular definition about what that actually…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceThank you for calling me to speak, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on his opening speech. As my hon. Friend the…22 Jun 2026