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HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Schools and ExamsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 326066, 550846, 316404 and 549015, relating to the impact of Covid-19 on schools and exams. It is a pleasure to serve…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Schools and ExamsI want to place on the record my thanks to all right hon. and hon. Members from both sides of the House who have taken part in this very important debate. Some really strong…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSadly, the number of covid-19 cases in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke keeps us as one of the top hotspots nationally, and our local hospital, the Royal Stoke University…07 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021I congratulate my right hon. Friend and his entire departmental team on today’s statement, which gives certainty and clarity to teachers, pupils and parents for exams in the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture of Coal in the UKI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) on securing this debate. I let the Minister know he has my absolute full support for seeing that, where…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Business of the HousePrice & Kensington teapot works in Longport, outside the mother town of Burslem, could be a catalyst for economic growth and regeneration, but, sadly, an absentee and rogue…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityMay I add my name to the long list of Members congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) and the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott)…03 Dec 2020HANSARD North Staffordshire Potteries Towns: Levelling UpI will do my best to rattle through my long list of asks, although I am sure I will be repeating many of the same messages of my colleagues across north Staffordshire. I represent…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe £170 million winter support package recently announced by my right hon. Friend will be a lifeline for the families hardest hit by covid-19 in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove…30 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingWill the hon. Lady give way?25 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI thank my hon. Friend for her outstanding representation of Stoke-on-Trent. In Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, I have the amazing Burleigh Pottery based in Middleport,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingI feel a bit of an intruder, because Stoke-on-Trent might geographically be placed in the west midlands, at the very tip of the midlands engine, but we very much see ourselves as…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateThe right hon. Lady is being generous with her time. Does she share my concerns about when I have to go back to Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove or Talke and look school teachers, police…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateHe has been here.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am extremely grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way again. She referred to the idea that our role here is to debate. Well, that is exactly what the Leader of the House…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanMy right hon. Friend will know that while Stoke-on-Trent may be a small city, it is a mighty one. Having removed itself from Government attention over rising coronavirus figures…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyThe potteries were founded in Burslem by Josiah Wedgwood. They are known worldwide for their world-leading ceramic tableware, which, sadly, those on the Labour Benches forgot…17 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will be aware that nosocomial spread is high in the NHS and that transmission is sometimes via staff. In order to help the amazing teams at Royal Stoke…17 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will be aware that I brought before the House my Planning (Proper Maintenance of Land) Bill back in September with the support of Historic England. Will he…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonWhat steps he is taking to increase the proportion of civil service jobs based outside London.12 Nov 2020