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HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to clarify. From my understanding, it was headteachers who reported that there was not a massive desire—and nor did they…19 Oct 2022HANSARDInitial Teacher TrainingToday, my Department is informing applicants of the outcomes of the final round of the application process to gain accreditation as a provider of initial teacher training from…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is with great sadness that I stand today, on behalf of the people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, to share in our collective grief at the loss of the grandmother…10 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEarlier this week, Stoke City football club was proud to host our heroines, the Lionesses, as they stormed to a 10-nil victory over Luxembourg in a World cup qualifier, in front…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug Gangs5. What recent progress she has made on tackling county lines drug gangs.05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister help me get more alley gates, better CCTV and more street lighting to tackle the scumbags who blight alleyways across Stoke-on-Trent, dealing and shooting up…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsOver the summer recess I was proud to join our brave Staffordshire police officers on a drugs raid of a suspected county lines operation, sweeping the scrotes and their drugs off…05 Sept 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am proud to stand up on behalf of the people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke and express confidence in this Conservative Government. Why is that? It is not just…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose—18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe hon. Lady is casting aspersions against people who attended private school. I find it quite disrespectful that my mother and father, who chose to send me to that school and to…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIt will not shock my hon. Friend to hear Members of the Labour party shouting down the fine people of Sandwell and Tipton just as they shout down the people of Kidsgrove, Talke,…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsGo on!11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsIt is the union barons.11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsTo help the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) with her intervention, as a former teacher and a former trade union representative, I am more than happy to go back into…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThe hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) talked about my alleged withdrawal of labour last week. The only withdrawal of labour that the people of Stoke-on-Trent…11 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for Victims of Crime6. What plans he has to improve support for victims of crime.05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for Victims of CrimeLast June, a six-year-old girl was tragically killed when a car hit her and her father as they walked along a road in Stoke-on-Trent North. The victim’s mother has had to wait…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI was delighted to be at the opening of the Harper Street project in the great village of Middleport, next door to the mothertown of Burslem, where we recently hosted the UK…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe No. 7 bus, which connects Smallthorne, Chell, Packmoor and Kidsgrove, is sadly at risk, so could my right hon. Friend ask the Bus Minister to hold an urgent meeting with me,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and Stations16. What recent progress he has made on reopening closed railway lines and stations.30 Jun 2022