Contributions
753 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDNHS Workforce Levels: Impact on Cancer PatientsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this important debate highlighting the…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseA number of constituents have come to see me about adaptations made to their home under the ECO4 scheme, where an installer has received a grant from the Government—from the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery year we come here to discuss the winter crisis in the NHS, but this summer saw record waits at accident and emergency, with more than 74,000 12-hour trolley waits in June…21 Oct 2025HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareOur maternity wards are in a state of crisis, with death and injury rising at an alarming rate. Sadly, this issue is not confined to Shropshire, and there has been a steady…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA serious fire at St Martin’s school in my constituency has left most of its secondary children without face-to-face education for nearly four weeks now. Will the Minister meet me…20 Oct 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care CommitteeI thank the hon. Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) for bringing this statement forward. I am sure that all Members are shocked by the statistics showing that…16 Oct 2025HANSARDWorld Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on securing this debate in recognition of…16 Oct 2025HANSARDJhoots PharmacyMay I first thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for raising this appalling issue? Pharmacies are at the heart of our communities and are relied upon…15 Oct 2025HANSARDLeasehold SystemAs the Minister will be aware, some freeholders find themselves trapped in a leasehold-like situation: the wider estate that they live on is managed by a management company and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthThe A483 is critical to economic prosperity in mid-Wales and North Shropshire—it runs between Welshpool and Oswestry—but it has a huge accident blackspot at Llynclys in my…11 Sept 2025HANSARDNon-surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic TreatmentsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Desmond, and to take part in a debate where all the contributions have been so thoughtful. I thank the hon. Member for…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]North Shropshire is a very rural constituency, and it is nestled in against the Welsh border, which is wiggly—I think that is the best way to describe it. That means that my…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am broadly supportive of the Bill, because I think it will do that. My point is that the power to franchise bus services is all very well, but the funding needs to follow the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Pubs are at the heart of the community in North Shropshire, whether community-owned pubs such as the White Lion in Ash and the Horse and Jockey at Northwood, the Bailey Head…09 Sept 2025HANSARDBathing Waters: PollutionRun-off from chicken manure is a particular problem in the bathing waters and rivers in Shropshire. I have visited both Harper Adams University and LOHAS Fertiliser in my…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe people of Whitchurch in my constituency will be quite pleased to see the response to my written question regarding the Access for All railway fund, which shows that £280…04 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt is unclear for some areas, including Shropshire, where they will end up being made to form a combined authority. Shropshire shares borders with Wales and Cheshire, which is in…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI was pleased to hear the Minister say that the overall size and shape of the post office network should remain the same so that we can minimise the impact on communities, but in…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Glaucoma AwarenessIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Leicester South (Shockat Adam) for securing this important debate and raising awareness…09 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Dr Tidball) raised the issue of the presumption of contact. I have a constituency case where one parent has abused their…08 Jul 2025