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HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) on securing this incredibly important debate on…25 May 2021HANSARD Asylum Dispersal Scheme: Stoke-on-TrentI thank my friend the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)—he really is my hon. Friend and a superb colleague. He absolutely hits the nail on the head. We will hear a similar…25 May 2021HANSARDChild Food PovertyMay I start by saying what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone? I congratulate the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell), who is…24 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysMay I start by welcoming my right hon. Friend’s statement today? The people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke elected me on a pledge to better connect places such as…20 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Steven Bonnar). I am sure he is much more fun over a beer than he is in the Chamber right now,…13 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationThe hon. Lady will know that I was a school teacher who started in 2011, just after the Conservatives took power. I want to remind her of the situation that I, as a teacher,…13 May 2021HANSARDBallymurphy Inquest FindingsI welcome my right hon Friend’s statement and the fact that the Ballymurphy families have finally been served their long overdue justice. However, I also wish to urge my right…13 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI congratulate the Prime Minister on his statement and on his announcement that step 3 of our road map to recovery will go ahead as scheduled on 17 May. Like many across…12 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseStoke-on-Trent is one of the fastest growing economies and one of the top places for jobs growth in England. Added to that, we have excellent connectivity with the M6 and the A50…22 Apr 2021HANSARDProtection against FloodingWhat steps he is taking to help protect communities against flooding.22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportThe report makes for uncomfortable reading, and lessons have to be learned. I thank the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) for being a leading light in this important…22 Apr 2021HANSARDProtection against FloodingResidents of Norton Green and their local ward councillors, Dave Evans, James Smith and Carl Edwards, have regularly raised the issue of flooding. The River Trent and the canal…22 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI have been contacted by some university students from Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke who have felt the closure of universities more acutely from the additional costs…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Adult Skills and Lifelong LearningMay I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees? I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) on securing this important…15 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghOn behalf of the residents of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, I wish to convey my heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the entire royal family, who have…12 Apr 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationMay I start by saying that I, along with the people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, warmly welcome this new plan to fix our broken system? Currently, the UK is one…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, you may not be aware that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is an adopted daughter of Stoke-on-Trent, having formerly lived there while at Keele University. The…22 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureThe hon. Gentleman said that page 1 will obviously refer to independence. I wonder whether page 2 will go back to what Nicola Sturgeon referred to as the focal point of her…17 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on EducationI agree with the hon. Gentleman that the schools that were in sound financial places pre-pandemic have been hit hardest when it comes to the financial support that they have…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on EducationWith regard to BTECs, will the hon. Gentleman not agree that even though students were brought in for those exams, they were actually for courses and subjects in which exams are…15 Mar 2021