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HANSARDBroadbandUnder this Government, broadband speeds are anything but levelled up. For example, the average download speed in North Shropshire is just 49 megabits per second. In Tiverton and…26 May 2022HANSARDBroadband2. What recent progress has been made on the roll-out of broadband.26 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI have been struck by the similarities between this case and the failings in maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust that were in part due to a toxic…23 May 2022HANSARDMental Wellbeing of Pupils12. What steps he is taking to help primary and secondary schools support pupils’ mental wellbeing.23 May 2022HANSARDMental Wellbeing of PupilsSince being elected, I have been lucky to visit many schools throughout my constituency. I have been told consistently, both by teachers and by pupils, that students of all ages…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. A recent investigation by Schools Week found that rural schools make up 40% of school closures, which is an increasing proportion. Small community schools are having to fight…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that some hauliers are unable to pass increased fuel costs on to supermarkets, which have so much purchasing power, and are at risk of going out of…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. It is not only households that are impacted by the cost of living emergency; businesses in North Shropshire are facing unimaginable and unmanageable increases in their fuel…17 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Employment: Rural AreasMarket Drayton and a number of other towns in North Shropshire are seeing cuts to their bus services, with Market Drayton set to lose them all together at weekends. It has…16 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Employment: Rural Areas5. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to improve access to employment for those without car access in (a) North Shropshire and (b) other rural…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Just last year, Shropshire’s Conservative-run council missed out on three levelling-up bids, and it missed out on a bus service improvement plan bid, under the Bus Back Better…16 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesIn Her Majesty’s platinum jubilee year, it is an honour to make my first contribution to a Queen’s Speech debate. I very much look forward to celebrating the platinum jubilee with…12 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresA lady sponsored by one of my constituents waited so long for her visa that organised criminals offered her a counterfeit visa in return for favours. We have a 10-year-old who is…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsI have been contacted by several farmers in my constituency explaining that, because fertiliser and fuel costs are rocketing, they may not be able to afford to plant for next…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIndeed, I agree with the hon. Gentleman. My seat in this House is proof that the British public really do care. If colleagues on both sides of the House also cared about the…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI remind colleagues from all parties that I stand in this place today, in this privileged position, representing the wonderful people of North Shropshire, partly because the great…21 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care IntegrationOne key cause of the urgent care crisis in Shropshire, in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, is the inability to discharge patients who are medically fit to go home…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I entirely agree with her. I will stress some of those points later in my speech. The emergency departments of the Shrewsbury and…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireI thank Mr Speaker for granting today’s Adjournment debate on a topic that is so important to my constituents in North Shropshire and to people across Shropshire and across the…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireI just want to make the point that in Shropshire we are not seeing the same level of service that we see across the west midlands as a whole. I am calling for more granular data…31 Mar 2022