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HANSARDTopical QuestionsStoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Talke are rich with industrial heritage, from the pits of Chatterley Whitfield to the pots of Middleport Pottery. We are also a UK-leading city,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19And the working woman’s game; that is what it has evolved to be, over time. I am very lucky to have in my constituency Port Vale Ladies and Stoke City Ladies, who are incredible…09 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19I was saddened to hear that my opening remarks were missed. Once again, I thank Ashley Greenwood for starting the petition—it is because of him and the near 200,000 people who…09 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 552036, relating to spectator attendance at football matches during Covid-19. It is a pleasure to serve under your…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefI would like to add my name to the long list of others who have thanked the right hon. Lady for securing this very important debate. I am proud to represent Titanic Brewery in the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesObviously, this is a very welcome package, and I thank the Secretary of State for giving this much-needed money—over £1 million for Stoke-on-Trent City Council and over £2 million…09 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateMay I add my name to the long list of people who, once again, are thanking my right hon. Friend for his unprecedented support, which will be a great source of comfort to the…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Pothole and Highway RepairsI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. I agree that where local authorities have seen funding cuts, sometimes it is right to question whether or not we went too…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Pothole and Highway RepairsI beg to move, That this House has considered Pothole and Highway Repairs. Potholes drive us potty in the Potteries. There is a legacy of decades of under-investment in our roads…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Pothole and Highway RepairsI am extremely grateful, as always, to my hon. Friend and good neighbour for her intervention, and I feel that in Stoke-on-Trent we always come at least in a duo, and normally in…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Pothole and Highway RepairsMy hon. Friend makes an absolutely superb point. At the end of the day, improving the look and feel of an area improves the mindset and attitude of the people living in it. I look…03 Nov 2020HANSARDSchool Attendance: Covid-19I heard what the Minister said about allocation being based on need for isolation. I represent Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding parts of north Staffordshire. I am sure I know what…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSchool Attendance: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 300399, relating to school attendance during the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSchool Attendance: Covid-19I thank the Minister and the shadow Minister for their responses to the petitioners, and all Members, including the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) and my…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSchool Attendance: Covid-19I completely agree with the hon. Lady. I have worked with a local IT company on this issue, but that is not necessarily the solution to the long-term problem. Stoke-on-Trent is…02 Nov 2020HANSARDSchool Attendance: Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way; we now have a full house of people making interventions. I wrote a piece for the Red Box newsletter in The Times to raise some…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Free School MealsUnfortunately, I will have to start by referring to the comments made by the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy). I have high regard for her, but I found her moral…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School Mealsrose—21 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI add my name to the long list of other Members who have thanked the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) for securing this debate. I refer Members to my…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Local Clean Air TargetsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and an absolute pleasure to follow my friend and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central…20 Oct 2020