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HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI have heard from all my hon. Friends from Stoke-on-Trent, who are currently seeing the demise of the ceramics industry. That cannot go on, and the cause is high energy prices.18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. I hope that Ministers are listening, as the products produced in the three constituencies of my hon. Friends from Stoke-on-Trent are…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree with the hon. Member. An industrial strategy has to support the SMEs, because they have to be part of the supply chain. They have to be part of that engine of…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsAgain, I totally agree with my hon. Friend. I am fortunate, as I have a new mayor, the Mayor of the East Midlands. I can already see the benefits of having a mayoral combined…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI will finish by saying that time is running out. It is not handouts we are asking for, or sympathy; our demand is strategic investment. My ask of the Minister is give us the…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsThe development and growth of our infrastructure must include superfast broadband, so that we can all benefit from it. Too many areas are missing out, particularly remote, rural…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI agree with my hon. Friend. We have to invest in areas like his and mine to rebuild those jobs and our industry. Such areas in our constituencies must become the engines of the…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree with my hon. Friend. I want young people in my constituency to think about the wider opportunities, including what is happening at Doncaster airport. Approximately…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI very much agree and will refer to that later in my contribution. For too long people have moved away to university and never come back. We need good apprenticeships aligned to…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. He very much reflects my priorities, and we must have a skills strategy that aligns with an industrial strategy so that our young…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree. This Government are making the change. We are being strategic and we know what our future is. We cannot rely on the market as we move forward. It is absolutely…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsAgain, I thank the hon. Member for his contribution. We all have our localised industries that we are proud of, but we need a Government who recognise that and enable local…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsAgain, I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. We need to build wealth in our local areas, and we need to stop young people having to make the horrific choice of whether to…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree. It has been too easy to invest in our metropolitan and city areas, so areas such as ours have missed out time and again. The fact that my hon. Friend’s…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree with my hon. Friend. This is absolutely urgent, which is why we stood to be MPs and why we are champing at the bit for change—it is why we are all in the Chamber…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsI totally agree with my hon. Friend—that is the way in which we supercharge our constituencies. It is about recognising their strengths and working with the local community, local…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI agree with my hon. Friend—those orders could be used. The Bill strengthens the ability to seize motor vehicles when they are used in a manner causing alarm, distress or…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI wholeheartedly agree. It is not just USDAW; the Co-op party has campaigned vociferously on this matter, too. It is so important, and I very much welcome the action this…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillUSDAW was the first union I ever joined, and I very much support its campaign. I share the fear that shop workers have, because there is nothing they can do. They have to sit or…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy concern is that such unorganised racing events are held to show off how fast and noisy cars can be—there needs to be much stronger action to control that. I worry that there…17 Jun 2025