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HANSARD Advanced Ceramics Industry: North StaffordshireAnd Leicestershire.03 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthBecause of decisions made by the UK Labour Government, the minimum wage and the living wage will increase, boosting wages for thousands of workers across this country, including…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Advanced Ceramics Industry: North StaffordshireIf the Minister is looking at the Trade Remedies Authority, perhaps he could also look at the lesser duty rule, under which a product imported from China or the EU would face a…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth2. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Advanced Ceramics Industry: North StaffordshireThe Minister mentioned electricity prices. I have repeatedly asked the Government to consider the expansion of the supercharger scheme for current industrial use by the ceramics…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI welcome some of the submissions that the Minister has made. Could I press him on what monitoring there will be of movement towards the unregulated market? The OBR report is…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI welcome the Minister to his new role. He is right that a number of sporting sectors derive a lot of sponsorship from the gambling sector, such as darts, the English Football…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI will not need that long, Sir Desmond, don’t worry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) on securing the…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementTo follow up on the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) about the great announcement that police forces will be able to buy things locally, when will…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementWhen I had the privilege of leading a council in north Staffordshire, we tried to invent a model that allowed us to use the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in exactly the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPost-16 Vocational Qualifications4. What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of vocational qualifications for post-16 learners.01 Dec 2025HANSARDPost-16 Vocational QualificationsI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a governor of the City of Stoke-on-Trent sixth-form college. The Minister will know…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Home InsulationI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. While she is looking at good local organisations, let me say that National Energy Action has often said that Stoke-on-Trent ranks…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Children of AlcoholicsAlcohol was a very prevalent part of my childhood. I was very fortunate to have grandparents who were able to step in when it was necessary, but I will never forget. It was the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) on securing this debate. I draw the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Home InsulationStoke-on-Trent has some of the oldest housing stock in the country: brick-built terraces, single skinned and in some places still single glazed. A programme by the last Labour…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyThe Minister talks about things that are smelted, melted, forged and formed, and he will know that ceramics are crucial to those processes. He will also know that to deliver his…24 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesA lot of Members have talked about the importance of defence manufacturing; the Minister has talked about our economic resilience, but a big part of this is our sovereign…19 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesI make my regular plea to the Minister to consider extending the supercharger scheme to energy-intensive industries that are not currently covered, ahead of the introduction of…19 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesNo—but those workers know how they contribute to our national economy. When manufacturing, pride in place and identity overlap, that is something to be celebrated, because it…19 Nov 2025