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HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe UK has been an extremely open and welcoming country, but I think most people can see that even the most basic maths shows that numbers in the hundreds of thousands are not…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationFurther to those points, will my right hon. Friend give me a categorical assurance that he will do everything he can to enable us to deliver the Rwanda policy, and will introduce…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration9. What steps he is taking to tackle illegal migration.27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, not least because the Chancellor confirmed, as many of us predicted, that the Government would not just meet the target of halving…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Dormant Assets (Distribution of Money) (England) Order 2023My right hon. Friend makes a very important point. The original definition set out a population size of around 10,000 in order to identify those wards with the highest levels of…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI very much hope that the measures my right hon. Friend has set out will allow us to deliver the Rwanda plan as soon as possible. Will he also look—I have asked for this on a…15 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Dormant Assets (Distribution of Money) (England) Order 2023I promise not to detain the Committee too long, but I want to make a couple of points. I would first like to thank the Minister for all the work he has done. He has engaged very…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthWill the right hon. Lady enlighten us on the Labour party’s views on our precious green belt, because my constituents are terrified that a Labour Government will build houses all…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. The first King’s Speech in over 70 years outlined the Government’s commitment to deliver for the British people, including the people of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI am pleased that the Minister has kept to his commitment that the North Stafford Hotel in Stoke-on-Trent will be one of the first to close. That is happening only because of the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I very much support this decision on HS2, given that the cost was totally out of control, the benefits were much diminished from what was originally promised, and many of the…16 Oct 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and commend the work she has been doing in the town centre to bring some of those buildings back into use; they have such an important…13 Sept 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasI thank my hon. Friend for raising that important issue. I very much agree that more should be done to document important historic buildings, because they are very emotive. That…13 Sept 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasAs I was saying, some councils are not resourced to meet the match funding requirements of some national schemes, while some lack the specialist officers or time to deliver on…13 Sept 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We absolutely need that coherence. There are often many different pots of funding, but we need something to bring them together to increase the…13 Sept 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasI thank the Minister for her thoughtful response and look forward to welcoming her to Stoke-on-Trent. We very much want to show her some of the things that we have been talking…13 Sept 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasI beg to move, That this House has considered high street heritage and empty properties in conservation areas. I am delighted to have secured this debate and to hold it today with…13 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateI very much agree with the Minister that we must increase deterrence if we are to reduce the numbers of people coming here illegally. A key part of that is increased deportation,…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI am not aware of any RAAC schools in Stoke-on-Trent, but we have a number of schools with wider serious structural and safety issues, particularly Trentham Academy in my…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesMany people using stations such as Stoke-on-Trent station are infrequent travellers, and many are vulnerable or elderly and need support to buy a ticket. Can the Minister assure…06 Jul 2023