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HANSARDTopical QuestionsCleaner air for residents in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke is a priority for me and my neighbouring colleagues. The air quality directive from my right hon. Friend’s…15 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillThis is a really good opportunity to use the Bill as a way to look at independent training providers. While there are many fine examples, there are also too many duds out there,…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageWhen the hon. Lady talks about Government intervention and support, will she welcome the eat out to help out scheme, which meant that ceramic tableware manufacturers in…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation and Training (Welfare of Children) BillI want to place on the record my congratulations to the hon. Member for City of Durham on securing this important piece of legislation. Having worked in the sector with secondary…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportVAT cuts and business rates holidays were superb for the hospitality operators, but unfortunately did not pass down to supply chains such as ceramic manufacturers. Flexibility…13 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19I will not. Ofqual’s reaction was quite simple. It saw what was coming down the road. How do I know that? Because I am a member of the Select Committee on Education. After taking…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsBy the end of this year, Stoke-on-Trent will have completed a 104-km city-wide full fibre network capable of gigabit speeds. We have the ambition to create a UK-leading digital…12 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19I will not, unfortunately. To return to Ofqual, Tim Oates, the director of assessment research and development at Cambridge Assessment, raised issues with the Secretary of State…12 Oct 2020HANSARDExams: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), who opened the debate, talked about those who had had a private…12 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresMy right hon. and hon. Friends on the Treasury Bench will be delighted to see my mug before them once again, because they regularly hear from me on sports, culture, Chatterley…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne of the great successes of levelling up under this Government is the towns fund. I am left bemused when Opposition Members bemoan the fact that towns like Kidsgrove, which felt…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Flooding: StaffordshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing this important debate because…07 Oct 2020HANSARD IHRA Definition of Antisemitism: UniversitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) for securing this important debate. I am…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIn Stoke-on-Trent, we were delighted to come off the national watchlist as an area of concern after hard work from Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Staffordshire County Council…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeMy hon. Friend is one of the soundest voices in this House who entered in 2019. He is a true champion for the now “blue wall”, as it is dubbed. In Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove…05 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I should like to give an example of that from Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire chamber of commerce is acting as the main focal point, working alongside Stoke-on-Trent College to…30 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I would like to say that this is a fine statutory instrument that we need to come in. In Stoke-on-Trent North,…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Staffordshire University and Keele University are important local employers for the areas of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove, Talke,…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI concur with my hon. Friend’s viewpoint. Veterans in Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Talke have talked relentlessly about the need to bring an end to these vexatious claims, and…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillHe is only honourable.23 Sept 2020