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HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe shadow Minister, like so many Conservative Members, was supportive of the health and social care levy, which was a larger and more wide-ranging increase in national insurance…05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsEighty-three proud pottery workers woke up on Monday morning with no job, following the collapse of the 200-year-old Royal Stafford pottery firm. It is a crisis in our ceramics…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI am enjoying the right hon. Gentleman’s speech, but while he is talking about the last Government’s record, could he tell me how their plan to defund dozens of creative BTecs and…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe Minister has stolen my thunder! As always, he has pre-empted what I was going to say. I was going to say that Stoke-on-Trent is a city that is steeped in history, but fizzing…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSEND ProvisionI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. One of the biggest pressures on SEND funding in Stoke-on-Trent are the independent…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe hon. Gentleman’s point about the trade unions is absolute nonsense, but that aside, he was first elected in 2019. He is on record as publicly supporting former Prime Minister…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI agree with my hon. Friend. Our city has children in school who are unaware of our cultural heritage, which is their cultural heritage, and who do not play with clay in the way…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesMadam Deputy Speaker, if I were to ask you to name a city in the UK that is a hotbed of creativity—27 Jan 2025HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI am sorry; I was being quiet and shy, which I am well known for in this place. The Minister rightly points out that some of the responsibility will now fall to trading standards…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Crewe Railway StationThe Minister is making an excellent speech. While she is looking at the future connectivity plans, may I make a pitch that she should consider connectivity between Stoke-on-Trent…20 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Minton tiles in our Central Lobby, the plates in our Tea Room, and even the chandelier in the Pugin guest room are all wonderful examples of Staffordshire craftsmanship, yet…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentThe hon. Gentleman, as always, is absolutely right. He has hit the nail on the head. Whether it is Strangford or Stoke-on-Trent, the town centres and small and medium-sized…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentWhat the Minister has just said is music to my ears, because this is not just about compiling the land that we know is available for development; it is about the consequential…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulatory ApproachI congratulate the shadow Secretary of State on the sheer audacity of coming to this place and pretending that hers is the party of free speech. It was her party that introduced…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for town centres in Stoke-on-Trent. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for this debate, Mr Turner,…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentMy hon. Friend has basically stolen one part of my speech, because I was going to congratulate Longton Exchange on the mini-renaissance that is taking place in that town, and in…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentOn the point about funding, we got £8 million in the recovery fund, and I am reliably informed by the Minister’s Department that this was the second largest recovery fund…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentI hear what my hon. Friend is saying, but in a half-hour debate I do not have time to address all his points. He is right that reduction in crime in the town centre helps people…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker, and happy Hanukkah to those who are observing. What action are this Government taking to promote the purchasing of British-grown and seasonal produce…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House arrange for either a statement or a debate in Government time on the regulation of houses in multiple occupancy? Without an article 4 direction in…19 Dec 2024