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HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI join my hon. Friends the Members for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) and for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) in fully supporting this announcement. Unemployment is…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportFurther to the points about supply chains, many manufacturers in the ceramics industry in Stoke-on-Trent very much depend on industries such as hospitality and retail, so will my…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Like a lot of Members, I am delivering a speech tonight that is not quite what I would have imagined last week. I know that many people in Stoke-on-Trent South will be…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome the setting up of a second local national testing centre locally in Fenton Manor in my constituency. I thank the city council and health professionals for the work that…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith tensions increasing in the China-Pakistan-India border area, will my right hon. Friend confirm that the Government are willing to redouble efforts to resolve the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportThe Conservative Government have stood up to protect jobs, incomes and businesses with unprecedented measures, so will my right hon. Friend reassure me that his priority is to…13 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportMany of the areas that have been hit hardest by covid are those that relate most to the Government’s levelling-up agenda and that, like Stoke-on-Trent, will be vital for unlocking…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the challenge of getting an EU covid recovery package together is an example of that?05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUBusinesses in my constituency say to me that it is the uncertainty of delay after delay that is causing the most damage to our economy and businesses. Does the hon. Lady agree…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUIt is an absolute delight, Sir David, to be back here speaking in Westminster Hall after quite a long adjournment in this Chamber. I thank the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mike…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseOur town centres have been particularly impacted by coronavirus. In Stoke-on-Trent, we have not been a beneficiary of the town deals funding, so will my right hon. Friend the…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesI know that locally, Keele University and Staffordshire University have been working extremely hard during the pandemic to support students. Does my right hon. Friend agree that,…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCross-Channel Illegal MigrationWhat steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.28 Sept 2020HANSARDCross-Channel Illegal MigrationPeople across Stoke-on-Trent are extremely concerned about the number of people we are seeing crossing the English channel illegally. Does my hon. Friend agree that asylum should…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI thank my right hon. Friend for the increased resources going into policing in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. We here all condemn the unacceptable behaviour we have seen with…07 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMany of my constituents will want us to go even further with these changes, given the inequalities and need to level up at home. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that there…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Following the recent outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent, I would like to thank local authorities and the community for their actions, which have helped to stem the spread of the virus…01 Sept 2020HANSARDBBCWhile the BBC is a valuable national institution, many in Stoke-on-Trent South are concerned about its archaic funding mechanism. In a world where subscription is becoming the…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Windrush Lessons Learned ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for the support her Department has given to my constituents affected by this. Will she ensure everything is done to get them the compensation they are…21 Jul 2020